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Earth-to-geostationary orbit transportation for space solar power system development
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lawrence, Schuyler C. Martin, James A. Donahue, Benjamin B. McClanahan, James A. |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| 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 is one of the major hurdles to space solar power. This study found that autonomous solar-electric transfer is a good choice for the transportation from LEO to GEO. |
| File Size | 530801 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Earth Orbital Environments Space Transportation Low Earth Orbits Electricity Satellite Power Transmission Geosynchronous Orbits Solar Power Satellites Reusable Launch Vehicles Electric Power Transmission Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |