I am in year 12 right now and Im very interested in stuff like International Space Station, Venus probes, space-based solar power and space crafts. So I’m going to apply for aerospace engineering courses using ucas but it lists even… Continue Reading
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20070411/sc_space/pentagonconsideringstudyonspacebasedsolarpower;_ylt=AiQQvTvTxfcNowE8vGnIsUYiANEA ok umm, it sounds great and all but, how exactly does one transport usable energy from orbit, through the atmosphere, to the surface?
The Pacific island of Palau is being proposed as the site to have microwaves beamed down from an orbitting satelite. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071223/ap_on_sc/space_power;_ylt=AsXoXCpo8gq2JVCGTeDXtXAPLBIF
FACT: There aren’t enough resources on this planet to sustain continued human growth and increasing quality of life. FACT: If we want to avoid catastrophic war, suffering, and global shortages of energy, we need to start looking to space seriously… Continue Reading
Space based solar power? http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20070411/s… ok umm, it sounds great and all but, how exactly does one transport usable energy from orbit, through the atmosphere, to the surface? Mocrowave radiation? no definitely doesn’t sound too efficient, or safe…