Jesse Peltan
@JessePeltan · 14. Mai 2025
People often misattribute solar’s success in space to “24/7” sunlight.
That’s not true for most orbits.
We use solar because you don’t have to carry the fuel. We use batteries for dispatchability.
(even for orbits with constant sun exposure)
Solar + storage powers spaceships.
SpaceX@SpaceX· 4. Mai 2025Watch the extended, ~4-hour cut with additional views from the Dragon spacecraft flying over Earth’s polar regions during the Fram2 mission
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
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