The Case For Space Solar Power

Author : John Mankins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,5 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 : Robert Zubrin
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781633885356

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The Case for Space by Robert Zubrin Pdf

A noted space expert explains the current revolution in spaceflight, where it leads, and why we need it. A new space race has begun. But the rivals in this case are not superpowers but competing entrepreneurs. These daring pioneers are creating a revolution in spaceflight that promises to transform the near future. Astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin spells out the potential of these new developments in an engrossing narrative that is visionary yet grounded by a deep understanding of the practical challenges. Fueled by the combined expertise of the old aerospace industry and the talents of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, spaceflight is becoming cheaper. The new generation of space explorers has already achieved a major breakthrough by creating reusable rockets. Zubrin foresees more rapid innovation, including global travel from any point on Earth to another in an hour or less; orbital hotels; moon bases with incredible space observatories; human settlements on Mars, the asteroids, and the moons of the outer planets; and then, breaking all limits, pushing onward to the stars. Zubrin shows how projects that sound like science fiction can actually become reality. But beyond the how, he makes an even more compelling case for why we need to do this--to increase our knowledge of the universe, to make unforeseen discoveries on new frontiers, to harness the natural resources of other planets, to safeguard Earth from stray asteroids, to ensure the future of humanity by expanding beyond its home base, and to protect us from being catastrophically set against each other by the false belief that there isn't enough for all.

Author : Namrata Goswami,Peter A. Garretson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 47,6 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 : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309170406

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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 : Joseph N. Pelton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 43,9 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 : Don M. Flournoy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 42,6 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 : John Perlin
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0674010132

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From Space to Earth by John Perlin Pdf

From Space to Earth tracks the evolution of the technology of photovoltaics, the use of solar cells to convert the sun's energy into electricity. John Perlin's painstaking research results in a fascinating account of the development of this technology, from its shaky nineteenth-century beginnings mired in scientific controversy to its high-visibility success in the space program, to its current position as a versatile and promising power source.

Author : Peter E. Glaser,Frank P. Davidson,Katinka I. Csigi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105023155562

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Solar Power Satellites by Peter E. Glaser,Frank P. Davidson,Katinka I. Csigi Pdf

Discusses technologies involved in the development of a solar power satellite network, as well as economic and societal issues relevant to the development of solar power satellites both as an alternative energy supply and as a stimulus for the exploration and use of space. Fifty- three contributors cover such topics as wireless power transmission,.

Author : Christopher C. Kraft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Satellite solar power stations
ISBN : UCR:31210024944033

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The Solar Power Satellite Concept by Christopher C. Kraft Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Law
ISBN : PSU:000032160413

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NASA's Study of Space Solar Power by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN : PSU:000047044838

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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 : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Subcommittee on Aerospace Technology and National Needs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Satellite solar power stations
ISBN : UOM:39015078060210

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Solar Power from Satellites by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Subcommittee on Aerospace Technology and National Needs Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428924574

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Solar power satellites. by Anonim Pdf

During energy crisis at the end of the Sixties, a new idea to exploit solar energy arose: Solar Power Satellites. These satellites need a huge surface to collect enough solar energy to be beamed on Earth by means of a microwave power transfer system. Different concepts appeared during last forty years and a lot of studies addressing the SPS economical feasibility have been published. In this work a particular concept is considered, the JAXA Reference Concept 2003. It is a formation flying SPS, composed by two reflectors and a central array panel. The objective of the work is to study two major problems this concept presents. Due to its dimensions, the satellite orbit will suffer from important orbital perturbations and since formation flying satellites need a tight orbit control, the first task is to derive an analytical approximation to perform relative perturbed orbit propagation for formation flying satellite. This objective is pursued starting from a H. Schaub’s formulation in which formation flying satellites unperturbed orbit is described by means of an approximated relation function of orbital element differences. This formulation is merged with another approach, developed in a previous work, which gives, analytically, orbital parameters variation when a perturbation acts on the spacecraft. The result is a very interesting algorithm, able to perform the assigned task with a relative error lower than 3% over one simulated orbit. The second objective concerns structural control. It is not possible to consider these huge satellites as rigid bodies, first natural frequencies will be certainly excited during operations. So that, the second task is the study of actuator placement optimization for flexible satellites, very useful for tight pointing requirements. A FEM model is developed modeling the SPS as a frame of beams and a global controllability index is obtained combining modal controllability and component cost analysis. The maximization of this parameter,

Author : Carl P. Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN : 1634831462

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Space-based Solar Power by Carl P. Thompson Pdf

Space-based solar power (SBSP) is a concept for a revolutionary energy system. It involves placing into orbit stupendously large orbital power plants--kilometers across--which collect the sun's raw energy and beam it down to where it is needed on the earth. In theory, SBSP could scale to meet all of humanity's energy needs, providing virtually unlimited green, renewable power to an energy-hungry world. With growing international awareness of energy security challenges, the promise of space-based solar power for clean and unlimited energy for all humankind is certainly appealing. While significant progress continues in the enabling technologies of such systems, is there compelling evidence that space-based solar power systems will provide the best energy solution? How does the Army's current approach to incorporating a diverse portfolio of renewable energy sources in distributed locations compare with the potential of enterprise ventures that beam energy from solar collectors in space? For more than 4 decades, many credible organizations in government and industry have explored the concept of space-based solar power. But their serious studies often conclude that such systems remain on the future horizon, usually at least 10 years away from practical application. This book posits that, while space-based solar power systems may be technically feasible, there is no compelling evidence that such systems will be economically or operationally competitive with terrestrial-power generation systems in use or in development. However, this book does find that there may be some utility in the limited application of space-based solar power to enable operations in remote and forward operating locations.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Space Science and Applications
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Government publications
ISBN : LOC:00183666897

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