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Re:Learn about Google's Project Suncatcher to put ML infrast... by ctde on Friday September 25, 2026 @10:13AM (#49844981)
i already countered that argument, but to spell it out: sun synchronous orbits which see the sun all the time are a 1d manifold (approximately) and quite busy already, so they won't come to the rescue.
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Re:Learn about Google's Project Suncatcher to put ML infrast... by Ajedi32 on Friday September 25, 2026 @01:19PM (#49847354)
My point is that SSO isn't "coming to the rescue", it's literally the entire premise of the idea (greater availability of solar power there vs anywhere on earth). I don't buy "there's no more room" as an argument when we're talking about space, even in a relatively crowded set of orbits like SSO.
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