The Solar System - A Novel Approach

The array itself had begun life as a very different project. The i pc colonization board had deployed immense shields to block the sun and punge venus into perpetual darkness. But they were quickly trashed when it was pointed out that, in terms of cost, time, safety and productivity, aerostatic colonization was the only option that made any sense. So these were hastily converted into solar arrays thanks to the transer or flow ishtar's night was four days long. Access to the orbital arrays was allowed to drive sunlight to where the various colonies needed it, mostly for gardening purposes.