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Japanese firm wants to transform the Moon into a giant solar power plant
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| 6-5-2010
| PhysOrg
Posted on 06/04/2010 8:55:37 PM PDT by mainsail that
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"The Luna Ring concept, the company says, could meet the entire world's energy needs."
To: mainsail that; KevinDavis
watching way too much anime
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:10:05 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Political Correctness Kills)
To: GeronL
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:11:51 PM PDT
by
doc1019
(Rush, Beck and others are giving us the dots; it is up to us to connect them.)
To: mainsail that
They’ll say it would pollute the moon or something —just watch.
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:12:24 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: mainsail that
Imagine when the tracking control for the “beam to earth” fails. Oops....There goes California in a blaze of Glory.
Would someone please Cap that beam!
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:13:10 PM PDT
by
Revel
To: mainsail that
Funding for this study will be in the next Pelosi Energy Bill.
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:15:00 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: Revel
What could POSSIBLY go wrong?? I’m sure the failsafe systems will work properly. And there won’t be any unanticipated failure modes. “Just plug the damn beam!”
To: Revel
My thought exactly. That would be something to hack!
To: mainsail that
“Japanese firm wants to transform the Moon into a giant solar power plant”
Well, don’t we all?
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:18:01 PM PDT
by
MWestMom
(Tread carefully, truth lies here.)
To: mainsail that
I hope they can make it work. Screw the camel jockeys.
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:18:19 PM PDT
by
Rembrandt
(.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
To: mainsail that
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:19:19 PM PDT
by
jveritas
(God bless our brave troops)
To: digger48
“Funding for this study will be in the next Pelosi Energy Bill.”
No, she will say Wisconsin needs to study this to determine the effect on the cheese industry. Next report to be made 8 years hence.
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:21:15 PM PDT
by
Rembrandt
(.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
To: mainsail that
Except that for half of the lunar calendar the DARK side of the moon is facing the earth.
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:21:17 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The US will not die with a whimper. It will die with thundering applause from the left.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Except that for half of the lunar calendar the DARK side of the moon is facing the earth.There is no dark side of the moon, really, matter of fact it's all dark.
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:23:45 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: mainsail that
Shimizu points out that one of the biggest advantages of the Luna Ring is that, since the Moon has virtually no atmosphere, there is no bad weather or clouds that could inhibit the efficiency of the solar panels. I thought that ionized moon dust sticking to things was a problem that had to be contended with in any attempt at a long stay on the lunar surface. It seems like it would cause an efficiency problem on the panels.
To: mainsail that
If solar power is so ineffective, why not build 100 nuclear power plants on the moon and convert the electrical energy to a beam shot back at the Earth. Unless we find that the “Moon is a Harsh Mistress.”
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:26:21 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: mainsail that
Does Ernst Stavro Blofeld know about this?
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:27:55 PM PDT
by
Marshall 4x12
(NZ is seeming like a really good option these days.....)
To: ProtectOurFreedom; mainsail that
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:29:39 PM PDT
by
Revel
To: mainsail that
Better consult the Vulcans first.
To: All
oh no!!!! The moon is transforming into Unicron!!!!
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posted on
06/04/2010 9:33:34 PM PDT
by
ak267
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