Space solar power satellites have the potential to provide abundant quantities of electricity for use on Earth. One concept, the Sun Tower, can be assembled in geostationary orbit from pieces transferred from Earth. The cost of transportation is one of the major hurdles to space solar power. This study found that autonomous solar-electric transfer is a good choice for the transportation from LEO to GEO.


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    Title :

    In-Space Transportation for GEO Space Solar Power Satellites


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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