YES. That’s a HUGE one, for the maser in particular. I can’t even think of a precedent for operating (and cooling) something so high power in space, so its likely to fail, too.
It’s honestly all a bad idea, lol. It’s way less safe than nuclear, way more expensive than ground solar, so…
And efficiency, too. Even at a really good 50%, both for the solar panels and the maser, that’s still a fuckton of heat being generated.
YES. That’s a HUGE one, for the maser in particular. I can’t even think of a precedent for operating (and cooling) something so high power in space, so its likely to fail, too.
It’s honestly all a bad idea, lol. It’s way less safe than nuclear, way more expensive than ground solar, so…