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1. stephe+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-05-13 22:37:08
I was trying to put these sizes in rough perspective. ISS is the largest man-made object in space, which is basically the size of a football field (half a hectare) and cost $150B. https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/comparison-of-size-of-int...

The whitepaper shows a 4km x 4km solar array, which is 1600 hectares (3200 International Space Stations). Would assume the array they're proposing would be cheaper since its structurally more homogenous, but $480 trillion dollars is a whole lot of money.

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2. osigur+8o[view] [source] 2025-05-14 02:16:22
>>stephe+(OP)
To be fair, YC says they mostly invest in founders, not ideas. So, expect a pivot at some point.
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3. ethbr1+pw[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-05-14 03:42:08
>>osigur+8o
Aim for orbit, hit aerostat datacenters?
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