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Aug 8 2011 09:19am
http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2011/06/03/why-not-turn-the-moon-into-a-solar-power-plant/

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Aug 8 2011 10:09am
seems like there would be a lot of room for error shooting a giant laser/microwaves back to earth. like wouldnt it be easy to miss or plane fly through it or something
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Aug 8 2011 01:12pm
Just make some really long wires.
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Aug 8 2011 10:31pm
Quote (Tyler_Durden_Syndrome @ Aug 8 2011 03:19pm)
http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2011/06/03/why-not-turn-the-moon-into-a-solar-power-plant/

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I'd imagine that asteroids would be a pretty large problem...
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Aug 9 2011 08:59am
I wonder why energy companies dont use that method to transfer energy instead of having to build power lines and such
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Aug 9 2011 10:30pm
Quote (Torm1 @ Aug 8 2011 03:12pm)
Just make some really long wires.


Ribbon tether model space elevator. Google it

Quote (thundercock @ Aug 9 2011 12:31am)
I'd imagine that asteroids would be a pretty large problem...


The ISS is doing fine, even given the same space debris risks
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