Short term views must be taken in order to concentrate on the foundations and steps to be followed in the next 10 years so that the need for, economics, and tangible values of long range dreams can be fully understood. Although the technological basis for many projected applications already exist, there is difficulty in obtaining funding for the initial steps toward the realization of any venture unless a quantitative basis can be demonstrated for the costs and benefits to be achieved. Computations are exaggerated for space systems because of their extreme front-end capitalization problems. The investment for satellite solar-powered satellite systems is comparable in magnitude to that contemplated for other energy systems, although there is a difference in the economics of the problem and in the technologies of the problem.
Statement of Doctor Robert A. Frosch, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01.01.1978
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