Transmission wires from the Moon to Earth - Believe it ! ! ! !

Ryan Healey wrote:

> I don't think the wires would be strong enough if you did try high tension
> wires whether it's from GEO to earth or the Moon to earth.

That would be similar to a space elevator. Actually wires could
do it, but they'd need to be many miles thick in the middle to
avoid snapping. The cost would be astronomical though.

> --- victoriatangoman wrote:
>
>>True. But I thought the funny part was advocating transmission wires
>>from the moon to the earth.
>>
>>I don't buy into Criswell's theory that the moon is the ideal
>>location for solar farms. Glaser's SPS solution is more elegant and
>>they way to go, but only without transmission wires from the SPS's
>>to the earth :)
>>
>

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