Company gearing up to sell sunlight at night using orbiting mirrors

A California startup wants to beam extra sunlight to Earth orbiting mirrors, but some are skeptical about whether the physics and economics add up.
Reflect Orbital plans to launch 57 small satellites into polar orbit, each equipped with 33-foot mylar mirrors designed to redirect focused beams of sunlight to solar farms around dawn and dusk. — Read the rest
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