Comments on: Reality Check – Space Based Power http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/ News and Views for Making and Saving Money in New Energy and Fuel Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Business office supplier http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/comment-page-1/#comment-39395 Business office supplier Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:49:33 +0000 http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/#comment-39395 It's good to read a quality article for once. It’s good to read a quality article for once.

]]> By: Michael Thomas http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/comment-page-1/#comment-4578 Michael Thomas Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:11:13 +0000 http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/#comment-4578 Space-Based Microwave Power http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16477 If not the US, I'm sure other contries will develop it. Space-Based Microwave Power

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If not the US, I’m sure other contries will develop it.

]]> By: Scott E. Shjefte http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/comment-page-1/#comment-2342 Scott E. Shjefte Mon, 24 Dec 2007 22:32:38 +0000 http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/#comment-2342 20 years ago I co-wrote a report "Peacefull Uses of Outer Space" for the United Nations that gave insight into the practical nature of putting up solar power satelites to beam cheap power to anywhere on Earth. It would be ironic if the Military did it first. It was practical to do it back then and it is still practical and extremely economical to do it now. SESAME 20 years ago I co-wrote a report “Peacefull Uses of Outer Space” for the United Nations that gave insight into the practical nature of putting up solar power satelites to beam cheap power to anywhere on Earth. It would be ironic if the Military did it first. It was practical to do it back then and it is still practical and extremely economical to do it now.

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]]> By: Brian Westenhaus http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Brian Westenhaus Wed, 17 Oct 2007 21:35:15 +0000 http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/#comment-117 Its not covered in great detail in the report. What differs from the past is the reduction of trips, personnel and the lifted mass. I am not up to speed on the petroleum needed to make hydrazine at this time. As for return visits while in operation it seems that robotics would be used more than human personnel. The shuttle record to date means most lift would be heavy lift rocket. As for "might not work" the first one or so will seem outrageously expensive but averaged over many facilities would get cheap. Morel likely the investment dollars will dry up before any engineering or propellants issues signal a stop. Its not covered in great detail in the report. What differs from the past is the reduction of trips, personnel and the lifted mass. I am not up to speed on the petroleum needed to make hydrazine at this time. As for return visits while in operation it seems that robotics would be used more than human personnel. The shuttle record to date means most lift would be heavy lift rocket. As for “might not work” the first one or so will seem outrageously expensive but averaged over many facilities would get cheap. Morel likely the investment dollars will dry up before any engineering or propellants issues signal a stop.

]]> By: Crumpley http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Crumpley Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:52:55 +0000 http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newenergyandfuel/com/2007/10/17/reality-check-%e2%80%93-space-based-power/#comment-116 Great report. One big question (and I haven't finished reading the whole thing yet) revolves around the need for frequent/reliable transport to/from orbit. This is a very energy-intensive proposition involving tons and tons of fossil fuels (propellant). There is no (current) electrical orbital propulsion, so the entire project might need heavy fossil-fuel inputs to work. Meaning: it might not work given our current/future energy crunch. Thoughts? Great report. One big question (and I haven’t finished reading the whole thing yet) revolves around the need for frequent/reliable transport to/from orbit. This is a very energy-intensive proposition involving tons and tons of fossil fuels (propellant). There is no (current) electrical orbital propulsion, so the entire project might need heavy fossil-fuel inputs to work. Meaning: it might not work given our current/future energy crunch. Thoughts?

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