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Sven BilénThe Conversation |
Starship’s heat shield is made of up of an array of ceramic tiles. Each is a small component, but together they have large consequences.
A data center could get more solar power and be kept much colder in space, but it would be extremely difficult to repair and update.
The closer to Earth a satellite flies, the clearer a picture it can take of the surface. But low-flying satellites also have to deal with atmospheric...