Air Force Eyes Nuclear Reactors, Beamed Power for Spacecraft

Jonathan wrote:
"Rick Jones" wrote in message
Wouldn't that then be "space to ground" power beaming? "In-space"
suggests (to me anyway) pt-pt power beaming in space - ie source
and destianation in space.

Right, in-space, first the idea must crawl before it can walk.
Space Solar Power is about solar power collected in space
Where it goes is another subject g

The point being, just five years ago, hardly anyone was even
talking about SSP in any serious way.

It is all well and good to have enthusiasm, but do be careful about it
leading you to count unhatched eggs. Or perhaps something about the
relative positioning of the rocket nozzle and the capsule as a
varition of carts and horses.

rick jones
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It is not a question of half full or empty - the glass has a leak.
The real question is "Can it be patched?"
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