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Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025

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Re: Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025

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I wonder what happens to the air craft or living things when they get caught in this high energy beam

These beams contain 1/4 of peak solar energy at more benign wavelengths. Long term exposure is probably safe but might not be. Any amount of time measured in any unit less than years will be safe.

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Techn...

Re: Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025

#6

I wonder what happens to the air craft or living things when they get caught in this high energy beam

These beams contain 1/4 of peak solar energy at more benign wavelengths. Long term exposure is probably safe but might not be. Any amount of time measured in any unit less than years will be safe. https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Techn...

That's what they said about leaded gasoline and asbestus.

We do not know, it might cause cancer.

Re: Japan will try to beam solar power from space by 2025

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

These beams contain 1/4 of peak solar energy at more benign wavelengths. Long term exposure is probably safe but might not be. Any amount of time measured in any unit less than years will be safe. https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Techn...

That's what they said about leaded gasoline and asbestus. We do not know, it might cause cancer.

Leaded gasoline and asbestos weren't studied before introduction. This has been.
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