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1. alangi+u6[view] [source] 2026-02-02 22:13:48
>>g-mork+(OP)
Either this is a straight up con, or Musk found a glitch in physics. It's extremely difficult to keep things cold in space.
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2. dahind+E8[view] [source] 2026-02-02 22:22:03
>>alangi+u6
This isn't really true, though? The ISS does it with radiators that are ~1/2 the area of its solar panels, and both should scale linearly with power?
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3. IvyMik+Wa[view] [source] 2026-02-02 22:30:07
>>dahind+E8
I don't pretend to understand the thermodynamics of all of this to do an actual calculation, but note that the ISS spends half its time in the shadow of the earth, which these satellites would not do.
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4. smw+YA[view] [source] 2026-02-03 00:24:58
>>IvyMik+Wa
Wouldn't they?
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