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Will 🥪 @wmjones.bsky.social

I think I found the paper talking about the concept here: ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citation... Seems like a cool way to power a rover for a sustained period of time. I just think that the timing of them cutting so much funding doesn’t mesh well with mission planning.

aug 5, 2025, 12:45 am • 1 0

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Thinky Parts @thinkyparts.bsky.social

That’s pretty darn cool… I hadn’t even considered the need for miles of transmission lines.

aug 5, 2025, 1:16 am • 1 0 • view
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Brian Mars @mars.egbt.com

an organization like that would choose solar

aug 5, 2025, 2:55 am • 1 0 • view
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Thinky Parts @thinkyparts.bsky.social

They got into the reason not to… only 2 weeks on sunshine a month.

aug 5, 2025, 2:56 am • 2 0 • view