one of the things that interests me about an orbital ring is the idea of using the cables to get space solar power down to the ground
orbital solar is capable of incredible scale, but the microwave downlink bit, while clever, is a bottleneck
it's also both funny and frustrating that the dumb meme solution of "use a giant extension cord" is basically the correct one
a Schelling point for those who seek one
it's also both funny and frustrating that the dumb meme solution of "use a giant extension cord" is basically the correct one