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By: WILL THE SPACE ELEVATOR RISE? (MSNBC) | Direct2News

WILL THE SPACE ELEVATOR RISE? (MSNBC) | Direct2News — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:40:00 +0000

[…] between those extremes, there’s a Japanese technological road map that calls for building a space elevator and a space solar power system by 2030, and a NASA […]

By: Des panneaux solaires sur orbite envoient de l’énergie sur terre sous forme de rayons lasers. - Gizmodo - Tant d'amour pour ces fabuleux nouveaux gadgets, c'est surnaturel.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:24:49 +0000

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By: kb5tlq

kb5tlq — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:57:18 +0000

to those of you that feel that the toxic input-ouput of this effort would further damage the eco-system, I MIGHT point out that gasoline WAS once concidered a WASTE product of lamp oil production? have you looked at how (and of what) the dashboards of your own cars are MADE?

Yes, SAT based transmission would be inefficient as that PV’s are at present approx. 10% efficient in the conversion, But they would have about 200,000 billion acres in which they could play!

ground based systems could easily be maintained AND secured while being cross connected to minimize outages caused by maniacs with guns, bombs, etc.

AND, they could be used by the normal human being, AKA you and I.

think of this,

you have you TV and DVD set-up in you Yurt, Tee-Pee, or the basic cave. how can (with the advent of satellites) anyone be
controlled by their gov.’s or the ones who want to be
their masters (AL-QIADA and others) if they have access to power and info at their command?

Yes, this will be an Apollo level effort, but look at what was gained for all of mankind for the puny amount that was spent then, as compared to what is being spent per diem for 1 person to go 1000 km around the “civilized countries” by automobile today?

By: The Final Frontier | Greenzone Online

The Final Frontier | Greenzone Online — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:13:29 +0000

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By: Rhinoxwind

Rhinoxwind — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:21:15 +0000

Forgot to raise a question if someone could answer me, i know this question is a bit stupid.

If it is days in the periodic meteror shower, Will the solar panel in the space get damage as I assume it has a pretty large surface area or it has some other laser beam ti shot the meteror down?

By: Rhinoxwind

Rhinoxwind — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:11:30 +0000

Although it sounds ridiculous but i think it is worth to try as Japan already has artificial island. Land probebly is not a problem in US or China. Some countries has little land but high energy consumption, it is a pretty good technology for them. Unless the big size countries give their land for free to make a better world.

By: thomasfortenberry.net » Blog Archive » Japan’s New Space Energy Program

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:34:52 +0000

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By: bacullen

bacullen — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:46:40 +0000

all the theoretical work was done in the 70’s. conversion efficiencies in the 65% range AFTER the PV cells. Looked marginal then probably still marginal for uS or EU but Japan may be another story.

By: tec.nologia.com: tecnología, diseño y cacharros » Energía Solar directa desde el espacio

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:53:59 +0000

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By: onorbit.com/mercury

onorbit.com/mercury — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:05:53 +0000

JAXA testing space solar power system…

Though the US is still dealing with unofficial Space Solar Power (SSP) reports, Japans Space Agency is beginning testing of the components needed to create this clean power source…

By: JAXA testing space solar power - Political Forum - US & World Political Discussion Forums

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:43:57 +0000

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By: Mo

Mo — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:02:01 +0000

As pointed out by some about microwave exposure to human and animals within its cone. As suggested it would be like microwaving life on the surface with its attendent damage, like eye cataracs, tissue damage, cancer, etc. etc. This insanity…it must be caused by eating whale meat procured illegally.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:32:32 +0000

In the end as all the countries install their own SSP systems and eventually double the concentration on light that would normally strike the earth, how green would this be?

Seems like the earth would eventually be brown and burnt after all.

Using the light that strkes the earth would seem to be the best idea but if the sun ever has a substantial drop in output I suppose this could be a benifit.