The fact that the Moon experiences a Lunar day which is approximately 14 earth days long, of course followed by a Lunar night which is also 14 earth days long, means that the solar collectors are only utilized 50% of the time. This requires that another receiving antenna be built on the opposite limb of the Moon to give constant energy to the Earth.
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