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[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

No but hot things will just radiate it away, regardless of vacuum.

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, but the infrared radiators for a single megawatt are apx the size of 4 tennis courts. Until there's a space elevator, that's a tremendous amount of resources to get into orbit.

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Yea, because the only resources in the entire universe are only on our planet. There's absolutely none out there where there's little to no gravity well to fight against right?

[–] fishy@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Sure, but we're not doing anything to mine or manufacture in space.

[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] fishy@lemmy.today 1 points 2 hours ago
[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Apparently there are a lot of concerns, of which, one is venting heat. Also the change of heat as a satellite dips in and out of sunlight.

I didn't think about radiation, which I should have since it's a not-small problem for human astronauts.

Heavy CMEs are going to be the AI equivalent of Purple Haze LSD.