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The ISS’s solar arrays each weigh a metric ton and generate 35 KW a piece[0], and that’s just for the power collection. They’d need incredible leaps in efficie
by uplifter 8mo ago
The ISS’s solar arrays each weigh a metric ton and generate 35 KW a piece[0], and that’s just for the power collection.
They’d need incredible leaps in efficiency for an orbiting ton collecting and performing 100 KW of compute.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_system_of_the_International_Space_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_system_of_the_Inter...