Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoSpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centersspacenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down18
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkSpaceX is seeking FCC approval to launch 1M satellites into space; SpaceX claims the fleet will orbit the Earth and use the sun to power AI data centersspacenews.comBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareArchangel1313@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·21 hours agoThey use microwave emitters to “beem” the power to the surface, where it is captured by antennas.
minus-squareBustedknuckles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·21 hours agoI’m old enough to have played SimCity and there was a satellite power supply that only sometimes would miss the receiver and incinerate a swath of the city. Good times
They use microwave emitters to “beem” the power to the surface, where it is captured by antennas.
I’m old enough to have played SimCity and there was a satellite power supply that only sometimes would miss the receiver and incinerate a swath of the city. Good times
Uhh, neat. Thanks