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I_had_to_know_too t1_j1dkg6g wrote

Reply to comment by Cosmacelf in Northrop Grumman clears key hurdle for space-based solar power by PhyneasPhysicsPhrog

Imagine solar powered drones adding a secondary power source that could keep them in flight indefinitely.

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Cosmacelf t1_j1f70oi wrote

That would be cool. Don’t know if that’s possible though.

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I_had_to_know_too t1_j1ga6mf wrote

It can be, but not if we meet new challenges with a defeatist attitude.

These small steps might not seem as flashy as the promise of fusion energy within the next decade, but they are progress that we can build upon to do new and amazing things. We just need to be willing to dream a little bigger.

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