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[–] 19 points 8 months ago (1 child)

I said so long ago. Flying masses of stuff into orbit, keeping it alive in a relative high radiation environment, cooling issues (there is no local river you can conveniently turn into steam), the list is long. Getting free power from large solar panels does not make up for it.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago

    Getting free power from large solar panels does not make up for it

    For the power required "large" is actually a gargantuan understatement. It would need to be larger than what would be easily seen from the planet surface.

    Elon is a complete moron.

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