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alangibson
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xAI joins SpaceX
This. There's no scenario where it's cheaper to put them in space.
ibejoeb
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I think there's a lot of a room for an energy play that will ultimately obviate the enormously costly terrestrial energy supply chain.
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bakies
7 days ago
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You can just use the cheap solar panels that were gonna be launched into space (expensive) and not launch them into space (not expensive) and plug them into some batteries (still, cheaper than a rocket launch)
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hjouneau
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You forget the "in 2 years" part.
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fooker
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It will cost less to put it in low earth orbit than it will be to purchase land for it at any reasonable location.
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