Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
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 from Earth is one of the major hurdles to space solar power. This study found that a two-stage rocket launch vehicle with autonomous solar-electric transfer can provide the transportation at prices close to the goal of $800/kg
Keywords:
Energy Production and Conversion
Type:
AIAA Paper 2000-0125
,
Joint Propulsion Conference; Jul 16, 2000 - Jul 19, 2000; Huntsville, AL; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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