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Maybe this is reductive, but there are times that I'm concerned the only thing keeping me from getting gobs and gobs of startup funds are the facts that I understand basic principles of engineering in space.

I could be wrong and this will be a slam dunk. To me, however, the costs/complexity (Cooling, SRP perturbation, stationkeeping, rendezvous, etc.) far outweigh the benefits of the Cheap as Free (tm) solar power

>>dablue+(OP)
Assuming these people don't understand that their ideas are unworkable is a mistake. Don't believe for a second they are stupid or ignorant.

The difference between a criminal and a law-abiding citizen isn't that the citizen knows that crimes are wrong, it's that the citizen cares that crimes are wrong and the criminal doesn't.

>>dablue+(OP)
Reading the paper they wrote on this from their GitHub site, it does take into account the thermal management aspects quite considerably.

https://starcloudinc.github.io/wp.pdf

Your thinking seems more risk averse, which is similar to myself. However that doesn't mean that without the business drivers these types of things can't happen if enough attention is given too it. Costs are often because we're comparing one thing which has significant efficiencies built into the supply chain, vs something that doesn't, which by virtue drives up the cost. Perhaps Nvidia have money to burn on trying something.

>>i_am_j+je
>they are stupid or ignorant.

Nope, probably the more apt description is 'in denial'.

>>telefo+UH1
I think that's very charitable.

I'd describe it as "kayfabe".