Pretty O'Neill cylinders, but...

Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Pretty O'Neill cylinders, but...

# 5983 bylucioc@... on Nov. 16, 2004, 1:47 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:15:18 -0500, Arthur Smith wrote:
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> All we can say from a physics standpoint is SPS is one of only two
> technologies that are scalable enough to supply power for humanity well
> beyond this century. The other option is fusion - SPS of course relies
> on the solar system's existing fusion reactor to function.
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I think that there are enough hydrocarbons to keep this planet running
even well beyond this century.