Re: Space-based power makes CNN.com - comments may be entertaining

On May 31, 4:14 pm, gaetanomarano <m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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unfortunately, the BEST comment has been CENSORED by CNN moderators:

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"Do you think beaming solar power down from space is feasible?"

absolutely NOT, and it's really incredible that so many peoples
(including several scientists!) STILL talk of "Space Solar Power"!
(and much more incredible that, so crazy projects, are FUNDED!)

assuming they'll find a safe, reliable and efficient way to send the
Space energy to the Earth... the "price" of this solar energy will be
VERY HIGH since it comes entirely from the costs of the
infrastructures, and, send a solar power plant in Space (at a price of
over $10,000 per kg.) NEVER will cost less than transport the SAME
solar panels in a desert!

also, you must ASSEMBLE these big panels in Space, and, to do that,
you need hundreds new Shuttles able to fly to a geosynchronous orbit
with costs that may boost to SEVERAL THOUSANDS TIMES HIGHER the price
to deploy them on Earth!

and, don't forget, that, you must (also) REPAIR them in Space (since
broken from thousands micrometeorites!) that (clearly) is NOT EASY
with power plants located at 36,000 km. from Earth's surface!

last, this kind of solar power plants can't be "strategic" for a
country, since, as (both) the China and USA sat's destroj tests have
clearly, shown, all things that fly in Space are extremely VULNERABLE
and easy to KILL from enemies!

then, it (not only) UNFEASIBLE but (also) VERY RISKY!

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clueless again
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