Mark: Thank you for the article, I'm reviewing it as a basis for a local news story. The Booth Newspapers cover Southern Michigan and I'll approach them with...
FYI, Using the new Google Print <http://print.google.com> book search, I came up with the following books about Solar Power Satellites. Solar Power from...
I've not been able to respond for a week but I wanted to reply here and then I will go to thespacereview.com and do the same. I do not spend much time trying...
John et al, Sorry to interject partisan politics in this forum, but I just wanted to show that solar power satellites is a political topic, but one that isn't...
There's nothing wrong about discussing politics, it is part of the SPS environment. No doubt as SPS's become viable there will be government regulations that...
FYI, "Beam Weapons Almost Ready for Battle - Directed energy could revolutionize warfare, expert says" MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10805240/from/RSS ... ...
FYI, "Novel Invention Could Mean Cheaper Source of Energy from Solar Power" Science in Africa http://www.scienceinafrica.co.za/2004/november/energy.htm ... ...
FYI, "President Discusses Solar Technology and Energy Initiatives in Michigan" United Solar Ovonic LLC Auburn Hills, Michigan White House Press Release ...
FYI, "VCs Bet on Solar, Biofuel Money-Losers in Green Energy Frenzy" Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news? pid=20601109&sid=a9wBJqPgMUT8&refer=home ......
Given all this "loose money" around maybe some could be snagged for SPS's. I think this report in a way is good news. BTW the group's default reply-to address...
Not if they've read Robert Zubrin's *Entering Space*, where there are some very convincing calculations that SPS's beaming power to earth is very unlikely to...
It is good to see discussions about finding a way for SPS's to fit into a market structure. That is where the action is. Zubrin has been great at finding...
SPSs will become a reality, I believe, only after a space elevator gets built. Recent progress in making long chains of carbon nanotubes has raised hopes that...
What's your own analysis of SPS economics? Also, what are the technological and market assumptions behind it? Forgive me if this is not the case: I'm assuming...
"When Zubrin factors in lack of cloudy atmosphere, and the ability to track the sun, together with conversion efficiencies, he calculates an orbital solar...
Terry, If you read my "Science and Society" article, you'll note SPS launched from Earth may compete economically with base power plants (nuclear, coal -...
... plants ... launch ... costs) ... That's easy, I think ... space ... below 0.1 ... As for these two, I don't think that it is possible do both at the same...
I apologize for not including your text in my response, but Yahoo!'s new html formatting makes that somewhat difficult. I find your pessimism about solar...