[HN Gopher] State of Space-Based Solar Radiation Management [pdf]
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State of Space-Based Solar Radiation Management [pdf]
Author : rbanffy
Score : 11 points
Date : 2023-05-28 20:54 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| xupybd wrote:
| This an amazing opportunity to develop our capabilities and
| deliver real value to earth at the same time. Geo-engineering on
| this scale is not without its risks but the pay off could be
| huge. We could buy time to lower our carbon emissions without
| huge economic impacts.
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| If we get lunar mining up and running that opens up a world of
| space based resources at far cheaper than anything we could
| launch from earth. With a mass driver and solar power we could
| avoid the need for propellants for launch.
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| Once you have an economic reason to be up there getting there
| will become much cheaper. That will enable a new wave of
| scientific exploration.
| kytazo wrote:
| disgusting
| xupybd wrote:
| May I ask why you find this disgusting?
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