(Yesterday, 05:34 AM)Kenzo1 Wrote: It seems they have allready tested the beaming in Earth years ago.....shorter distance/low power.....but it did work .
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There is risk also, what if meteorites strike it down ? There should be system in place to see incoming particles , move the array to avoid collision.
But what if big volcano event ? that creates ash layer to atmosphere, blocking the beaming.....it has happened in history i think.
Yes, I should have clarified my statement better. I meant beyond the milliwatt/watt range. Thanks for the video. I will be sure to check it out.
Regarding collisions with meteorites, a couple comments. Any meteorite big enough to cause damage to a 1km array would also pose a pretty serious threat to Earth. I think I'd be more worried about that than the array itself. A meteorite striking a space borne solar array would likely only have a hole punctured in it which is both not serious and is repairable. Solar arrays in space like the ISS for example have already been damaged by meteorites or other space debris, and they just repaired it. Secondly, the do have ways to alter (slightly) the position of an orbiting object to avoid meteorites and space junk. They do this fairly frequently with the ISS. However, they cannot change the orbit, but they can, and do, change the orientation and altitude to avoid collisions. As long as they know of the object far enough in advance (which they generally do with any sizeable object). Space debris is a far bigger hazard actually.
Yes, you make a valid point about volcanoes or some heavy haze of some sort interfering with transmissions back to Earth...if the the haze or whatever is above a certain density. So yes, this would be a valid concern, and one I don't know if they've factored in at this point. The whole concept is so theoretical at this point, it's still really only a rough concept.
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(Yesterday, 07:40 AM)F2d5thCav Wrote: FCD,
Sometimes I wonder if a group has not already 'stolen' 'free' energy (and other stuff), and just checked out of everyday life: the breakaway civilization. AKA, "See ya, suckers!"
F2, Any civilization who was truly 'advanced' wouldn't give Earthlings the time of day if they have a lick of sense! They'd avoid this place like the plague.