DocumentCode :
1358285
Title :
Power/energy: Microwave power: A `far-out¿ system? `Moon-made¿ solar-fired turbogenerator stations may eventually beam microwave power to earth
Author :
Agosto, W.N.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Semiconductor Corp., NASA, Goldstone, CA, USA
Volume :
13
Issue :
5
fYear :
1976
fDate :
5/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
48
Lastpage :
52
Abstract :
Prospects of satellite power stations beaming energy to earthbound antennas seem brighter than ever. A key new concept is that the satellite stations could be manufactured from raw materials mined on the moon. The lunar ores would be processed with solar energy into structural materials for satellite solar power station.
Keywords :
energy resources; solar power; space vehicle power plants; earthbound antennas; lunar ores; microwave power; raw materials; satellite power stations; solar energy; Arrays; Earth; Electromagnetic heating; Microwave devices; Moon; Rectennas; Space vehicles;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9235
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1976.6369185
Filename :
6369185
Link To Document :
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