Solar Power Satellites

• Main Author: Flournoy, Don M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Space Development,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Renewable energy resources.; Space sciences.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Renewable and Green Energy.

Communication satellites are a $144 billion industry. Is there any space-based industry that could possibly beat that market? 'Solar Power Satellites' shows why and how the space satellite industry will soon begin expanding its market from relaying signals to Earth to generating energy in...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: What Is a Solar Power Satellite?
• Chapter 2: What are the Principal SunSat Services and Markets
• Chapter 3: What Will SunSats Look Like?
• Chapter 4: How Will SunSats Be Delivered to Space?
• Chapter 5: How Will SunSat Power Be Captured on Earth?
• Chapter 6: What is the Economic Basis for Solar Power Satellites?
• Chapter 7: What are the Legal Issues?
• Chapter 8: How is SunSat Development Faring Internationally?
• Chapter 9: What is Worrisome about Solar Power Satellites?
• Chapter 10: Top Ten Things to Know About Space Solar Power
• Glossary
• Index.