SpaceX Starship Will Enable Megawatts of Space Based Solar by 2030 and Gigawatts by 2040
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6XB6J)
Virtus Solis wants to group satellites into massive arrays-100,000 satellites for 100MW-allowing for a highly scalable energy platform. Arrays can grow to 20 Gigawatt or more. Virtus Solis and Silicon Valley startup Orbital Composites are preparing to begin robotic assembly of hexagonal photovoltaic tiles - essentially solar panels - in a medium Earth Molniya orbit ...