Everyday Astronaut
@Erdayastronaut · Oct 12, 2019
How big of a solar field will it take to run an ISRU plant on Mars? Will the first couple starships be mostly packed with solar / batteries / ISRU gear? Would you run nuclear for ISRU / colony power if given the opportunity?
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Depends on total system efficiency & how long the propellant plant can run to refill Starship, so 1 to 10MW as a rough guess
10:42 PM · October 12, 2019 · 0 views
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