Power From Space

Author : John Mankins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0991337018

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The Case for Space Solar Power by John Mankins Pdf

This book makes the case for Space Solar Power; recounting the history of this fascinating concept and summarizing the many different ways in which it might be accomplished. The book describes in detail a highly promising concept - SPS-ALPHA (Solar Power Satellite by means of Arbitrarily Large Phased Array) - and presents a business case comprising applications in space and markets on Earth. The book explains how it is possible to begin now with technologies that are already at hand, while developing the more advanced technologies that will be needed to deliver power economically to markets on Earth. The Case for Space Solar Power concludes by laying out a path forward that is both achievable and affordable: within a dozen years or less, the first multi-megawatt pilot plant could be in operation. Getting started could cost less than $10 million over the first 2 years, less than $100 million over the next half dozen years. Given that space solar power would transform our future in space, and might provide a new source of virtually limitless and sustainable energy to markets across the world, the book poses the question, "Why wouldn't we pursue space solar power?"

Author : Brent Ziarnick
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781476617732

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Developing National Power in Space by Brent Ziarnick Pdf

Exploring the nature of space programs and how nations can maximize advantages gained from space operations, this book draws from military and economic theory to describe an original model of the development and employment of a nation's ability to operate in space. Chapters discuss the implications for the history and organization of America's space program, particularly its military dimension. The rise of American naval power early in the 20th century is investigated as an historical analog to the current American situation in space, and a method is proposed for the U.S. to lead a new space age. This book's unique theory and analysis will be of interest to policy makers, planners, leaders and enthusiasts interested in America's future in space.

Author : Don M. Flournoy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781461420002

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Solar Power Satellites by Don M. Flournoy Pdf

Communication satellites are a $144 billion industry. Is there any space-based industry that could possibly beat that market? 'Solar Power Satellites' shows why and how the space satellite industry will soon begin expanding its market from relaying signals to Earth to generating energy in space and delivering it to the ground as electricity. In all industrialized nations, energy demand is growing exponentially. In the developing world, the need for energy is as basic as food and water. The Sun's energy is available everywhere, and it is non-polluting. As business plans demonstrate its technical feasibility, commercial potential, and environmental acceptability, every country on Earth will look to space for the power it needs.

Author : Deganit Paikowsky
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107194496

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The Power of the Space Club by Deganit Paikowsky Pdf

This book analyses the decisions of nations to develop indigenous space programs in order to become a leading world power.

Author : Nathan Snyder
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780323143967

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Space Power Systems by Nathan Snyder Pdf

Space Power Systems covers systems based on the three primary sources of energy of practical value, namely, solar, nuclear, and chemical sources. This book is organized into four parts encompassing 32 chapters that also explore the requirements for space power. Part A presents the general aspects of solar cell power systems based on the work performed for US space vehicles that are to be placed in orbit. This part specifically considers a graph showing the variation of characteristic parameters of the solar cell battery storage system as a function of flight altitude. Considerable chapters in this part are devoted to the solar cell power plant for the space vehicles ADVENT, RANGER, TIROS, and TRANSIT. The remaining chapters provide a detailed analysis of the physics and engineering of solar panel and solar mirror design. Part B contains a series of papers involving the various aspects of the Atomic Energy Commission SNAP (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power) program. Many details are presented for the 3 kw, liquid metal, turbo-machinery SNAP II power systems covering subjects from the basic concept through vehicle integration and safety aspects. Significant chapters in this part discuss the compact and apparently highly reliable radioisotope thermoelectric generator. Part C highlights the methods of storing and expelling high energy cryogenic fuels, which can provide from two to five times more energy per unit weight than the silver-zinc primary battery. Part D provides an interesting and useful estimation of the many requirements that are likely to become firm for space vehicles. Space vehicle engineers, designers, and researchers will find this book invaluable.

Author : Namrata Goswami,Peter A. Garretson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498583121

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Scramble for the Skies by Namrata Goswami,Peter A. Garretson Pdf

With a focus on China, the United States, and India, this book examines the economic ambitions of the second space race. The authors argue that space ambitions are informed by a combination of factors, including available resources, capability, elite preferences, and talent pool. The authors demonstrate how these influences affect the development of national space programs as well as policy and law.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309075978

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Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy Pdf

In March 2000, NASA's Office of Space Flight asked the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council to perform an independent assessment of the space solar power program's technology investment strategy to determine its technical soundness and its contribution to the roadmap that NASA has developed for this program. The program's investment strategy was to be evaluated in the context of its likely effectiveness in meeting the program's technical and economic objectives.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Satellite solar power stations
ISBN : MINN:31951P007404365

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Technical Feasibility of Space Solar Power by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Pdf

Author : Christopher C. Kraft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Satellite solar power stations
ISBN : UIUC:30112041292258

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The Solar Power Satellite Concept by Christopher C. Kraft Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Nuclear propulsion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005983155

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Nuclear Energy for Space Propulsion and Auxiliary Power by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Pdf

Focuses on cooperative AEC-NASA-DOD RPD programs to apply nuclear power to rocket propulsion and spacecraft power systems.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Nuclear propulsion
ISBN : MINN:31951D020979353

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Nuclear Energy for Space Propulsion and Auxiliary Power by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation Pdf

Focuses on cooperative AEC-NASA-DOD RPD programs to apply nuclear power to rocket propulsion and spacecraft power systems.

Author : Marco Aliberti,Ottorino Cappelli,Rodrigo Praino
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783031328718

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Power, State and Space by Marco Aliberti,Ottorino Cappelli,Rodrigo Praino Pdf

This book explains on what basis a nation can claim the status of space power, what are the criteria differentiating a space power from “lesser” space actors, and how their spacepower can be empirically measured and assessed. To this end, it sets forth a comprehensive multidisciplinary framework to enable a dynamic comparison of space actors and of the pathways that lead them in and out of the space powers’ club. Drawing upon a critical review of the existing literature, it conceptualises spacepower as a form of state power based on the complex interplay between the two defining dimensions of stateness, namely the well-studied dimension of capacity and the often neglected yet exceedingly important dimension of autonomy. The book demonstrates that only actors possessing high levels of both autonomy and capacity qualify as space powers. Different levels of either capacity or autonomy produce other types of space actors, including skilled spacefarers, self-reliant spacefarers, primed spacefarers, and emerging space actors. This innovative conceptual framework is complemented by an in-depth comparative assessment that collects and processes a large amount of hard-to-find data on the most active global space actors and aggregates multiple indicators into a compound, non-hierarchical index of space power visualised in the form of a matrix.

Author : Joseph N. Pelton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319392738

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The New Gold Rush by Joseph N. Pelton Pdf

This book captures the most exciting advances in the harnessing of space as a global resource. The authors track the growing number of space businesses and opportunities for investors, and the many possible benefits of spaceplanes, space stations and even space colonies. The authors also discuss the need for more regulatory reform. Companies like Planetary Resources are now forming to find mineral-rich asteroids and bring back new riches to Earth. Solar power satellites in the next few years will start to beam clean energy back to Earth, to meet the growing demands of a still-developing world. Innovative space industries are vital to the survival of modern human life, and the authors demonstrate what can be done to encourage the growing of the "New Space" frontier. From lassoing and then mining asteroids to developing new methods of defending the planet from space hazards and setting up new hotels and adventures for tourists in space, this new industry will have profound effects on Earth, especially on its economy. This book is based on a study of international experts commissioned ahead of the UNISPACE+50 meeting, having distilled the results of this comprehensive fact-finding process into a compact and very readable form. It can serve as an excellent starting point for understanding all the activities underway or planned to make space truly our next frontier.

Author : Paul Hirst
Publisher : Polity
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005-06-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780745634562

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Space and Power by Paul Hirst Pdf

This scholarly account of the various ways in which space is configured by power, and in which space becomes a resource for power, combines insights from social theory, politics, history and geography.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Satellite solar power stations
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119652696

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Solar Power Satellite by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications Pdf