Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoRussia and China plan to install a nuclear power plant on the Moonintlmonitor.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareDiplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoMy personal favourite is orbital solar. With no atmosphere, it should be doable. But of course it’s just as hypothetical as all the other options at this point.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThen beam the energy to Luna? Or could we transfer batteries?
minus-squareDiplomjodler@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoYou beam down the energy using microwaves. On earth that’s difficult because of the atmosphere. On the moon that doesn’t apply, obviously.
My personal favourite is orbital solar. With no atmosphere, it should be doable. But of course it’s just as hypothetical as all the other options at this point.
Then beam the energy to Luna? Or could we transfer batteries?
You beam down the energy using microwaves. On earth that’s difficult because of the atmosphere. On the moon that doesn’t apply, obviously.