Yes, I read that, too. But we’re talking hundreds of KWs to power that thing. And current up to 260 amperes! How many square miles of solar panels can they put on a space vehicle? That’s got to generate HEAT. How will they cool the circuitry? How greatly do they embellish their progress to keep the grant money pouring in?
“Yes, I read that, too. But we’re talking hundreds of KWs to power that thing. And current up to 260 amperes! How many square miles of solar panels can they put on a space vehicle? That’s got to generate HEAT. How will they cool the circuitry? How greatly do they embellish their progress to keep the grant money pouring in?”
Our probes are getting 300 watts/meter squared thus 100kw would require about 333 meters squared or about a 10 by 33 meter size (35 x 100 feet).
As for heat, space is very very cold!