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Has a new dawn arrived for space-based solar power?

Daniel Clery

2022Science15 citationsDOI

Abstract

Better technology and falling launch costs revive interest in a science-fiction technology.

Topics & Concepts

Falling (accident)Space (punctuation)Power (physics)Space ScienceSolar powerMeteorologySpace weatherHistoryAeronauticsAerospace engineeringEngineeringComputer scienceGeographyPhysicsPsychologyPsychiatryQuantum mechanicsOperating systemSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeSpacecraft Design and Technologysolar cell performance optimization