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What is it? An artificial moon
innovator: Chengdu Aerospace Science and Technology Institute for Microelectronic Systems Research Co.
What were they thinking? The moon can cast a beautiful glow. But let's face it, the service is rather uneven – only because of growth and decline. Now, the main private contractor of the Chinese space program proposes a solution: an artificial moon, eight times brighter than the original, suspended above the Chinese city of Chengdu. According to Guardian, the lighting could be controlled "a few tens of meters", which would allow it to replace public lighting.
Does it work? Wu Chunfeng, chairman of Chengdu Aerospace, said the moon's tests – or "lighting satellite" – have been going on for years. And the technology should be ready for deployment in 2020, he said. But similar efforts have been difficult in the past. In 1993, Russian scientists successfully tested a spatial mirror projecting the sun's rays onto the dark side of the earth. But a second attempt failed when the craft was snapped up by the antennas of the Mir space station. Supporters were unable to raise money for another try, leaving us with the same old, low-consumption moon we've always had.
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