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Old March 2nd 06, 09:51 PM posted to sci.space.tech
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I stumbled across a 1998 paper in which the writer said thin-film
photovoltaics and improved designs could lead to a 10-fold decrease in
mass for SPSs. I seem to recall a 50,000-ton estimate for an SPS
proposed by Gerard K. O'Neill, though I can't recall the estimated
power output. Could a state of the art 5,000-ton SPS perform as well
as O'Neill's design?

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Old March 25th 06, 10:51 AM posted to sci.space.tech
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wrote:
I stumbled across a 1998 paper in which the writer said thin-film
photovoltaics and improved designs could lead to a 10-fold decrease in
mass for SPSs.


Hmm-- could have been one of mine.

For some economic modelling, try this one: "Reinventing the Solar Power
Satellite", from the Houston IAF Congress, NASA TM-2004-212743 (pdf
file he
http://gltrs.grc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/GL...04-212743.html
)


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Geoffrey A. Landis
http://www.sff.net/people/geoffrey.landis

 




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