@elonmusk: This trend will continue for many years
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Elon Musk confirms that the trend of SpaceX rapidly scaling solar power in space via Starlink satellites will continue, with Gen3 reaching 1000 megawatts.
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This trend will continue for many years
David (@DavidSHolz): SpaceX put 10 megawatts of solar power in space across 3000 gen1 Starlink satellites, then they put 100 megawatts in space with 7000 gen2. soon, they’re doing 1000 megawatts with gen3. SpaceX is basically 10xing space solar every few years!
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