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Why the first solar panels went to space
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When solar cells were first invented, they were so laughably expensive that absolutely nobody on Earth could justify bolting them to their roof. The only customer desperate enough to pay astronomical prices for endless electricity was the aerospace industry, who needed a way to keep satellite radios beeping without lugging up thousands of pounds of disposable power cells.
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