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A comment on NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 Months. Parent comment

Re:NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 M... by bryanlarsen on Thursday May 09, 2024 @05:49PM (#40313281)
Why store it? Dig when the sun is shining and idle when it isn't.

Your other concerns are power source agnostic.

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Re:NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 M... by Alupis on Thursday May 09, 2024 @06:17PM (#40313490)
All of the other issues still exist. How do you setup a solar farm on a remote planet without any humans being involved (the OP was discussing tunneling before any humans arrived). Who plugs it all in? Who dusts it off after a storm? How long are the cables that power this excavator? What happens if they get tangled or damaged?

It's just a non-starter of an idea...

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Re:NASA's Proposed Plasma Rocket Would Get Us to Mars in 2 M... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday May 11, 2024 @03:36PM (#40330158)
Mining on Earth is already electrifying and going remotely piloted and a little bit autonomous [1].

[1] https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/no-one-behind-the-...

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