Re: Commercialization of Space
From: Joe Strout (joe_at_strout.net)
Date: 06/17/04
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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 09:00:52 -0500
In article <clp1d0pt6fe3ijjq7qflmol3e8o1c4lgg9@4ax.com>,
baDBob <pagerw@bellnorth.net> wrote:
> Every once in a while the subject of power generation in space comes
> up.
>
> So my question is this, should the US incentivize the development of
> space based power generation and transfer to ground stations?
"Incentivize" -- that's a creative word. :) But yes, any government of
a country that uses significant amounts of energy should be putting some
of its R&D budget into space solar power (and providing incentives for
companies to do some of that R&D would be a good use of government
funds).
> Is it feasible?
Certainly. All the technologies involved have been demonstrated on a
small scale. In "Advanced Technology Paths to Global Climate Stability:
Energy for a Greenhouse Planet" (Science 298:981-987), Hoffert et al.
looked into this (and many other approaches to energy production) and
wrote: "With adequate reseaerch investments, SSP could perhaps be
demonstrated in 15 to 20 years and deliver electricity to global markets
by the later half of the century."
> Will it reduce our dependence on oil?
Yes.
> Would this comercialization not push the envelope of space activities?
Yes.
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