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Harvest the Sun — From Space

                   
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Jul 23, 2008
        
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News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:28 PM EDT AS we face $4.50 a gallon gas, we also know that alternative energy sources — coal, oil shale, ethanol, wind and ground-based solar — are either of limited potential, very expensive, require huge energy storage systems or harm the environment. There is, however, one potential future energy source that is environmentally friendly, has essentially unlimited potential and can be cost competitive with any renewable source: space... [read full story]                    

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Solar power in space, a really stupid idea

 edn.com Jul 25, 2008
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Solar Sailing in Space

 technologyreview.com Jul 24, 2008
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Solar power in space, a really stupid idea

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Jul 25, 2008
        

The New York Times has an article about solar power satellites (SPS). See, the New York Times allows comments on its articles and they soon had six pages of comments, many from engineers like ourselves that pointed out how...

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Satellite Propelled By Solar Sails

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Jul 24, 2008
        

NanoSail-D For the first time, NASA is preparing to send into orbit a small satellite that can be propelled by solar sails. When light particles from the sun strike the surface of the sail, the energy is transferred to it,...

                   

Harvest the Sun — From Space

freerepublic.com
Jul 24, 2008
        

AS we face $4.50 a gallon gas, we also know that alternative energy sources — coal, oil shale, ethanol, wind and ground-based solar — are either of limited potential, very expensive, require huge energy storage systems or harm...

Solar Sailing in Space

newsvine.com
Jul 24, 2008
        

For the first time, NASA is preparing to send into orbit a small satellite that can be propelled by solar sails. When light particles from the sun strike the surface of the sail, the energy is transferred to it, providing a...

Solar Sailing in Space

technologyreview.com
Jul 24, 2008
        

NASA prepares to test a satellite that can be propelled by light particles from the sun bouncing off its sails. Photon flight: NASA’s NanoSail-D is a small satellite that can move through space using a solar sail propelled by...

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