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.
Earth-to-Geostationary Orbit Transportation for Space Solar Power System Development
Joint Propulsion ; 2000 ; Huntsville, AL, United States
2000-01-01
Preprint
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English
Earth-to-Geostationary Orbit Transportation for Satellite Solar Power System Deployment
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000
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