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chetanaik OP t1_j8yjj23 wrote

Reply to comment by Latin_For_King in Blue Origin makes a big lunar announcement without any fanfare | Making complete solar cells only using materials found in lunar regolith by chetanaik

It's like you didn't read the article. This has nothing to do with rockets.

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ixid t1_j8yn8jj wrote

Are they going to get to the moon by flapping their arms?

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kecuthbertson t1_j8z9t8v wrote

The joy with advancements like this is that they don't have to be the one to utilize it, if it proves to be a feasible option then maybe they can just license it to NASA who can then be the ones to actually use it.

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chetanaik OP t1_j8zt01d wrote

How do astronauts get to space, smartass?

They hitch a ride on a rocket built by someone else.

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Latin_For_King t1_j969esi wrote

I know that. Thank you. My point was that Blue Origin said they want to build solar panels on the moon, from the moon. They also said they wanted to build low earth orbit and deep space rockets... 15 years ago. The rocket thing is not making much progress for as long as they have been at it, so how do you think their solar cell project will go?

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