Is China's Artificial Moon Plan Possible?

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There's been a lot of reporting about a Chinese plan to test an 'artificial moon' as a means to provide sunlight to cities in China.
I think the claims are overblown possibly due to poor translation, or possibly because people involved want to make it seem more amazing than it actually is.



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