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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
It's just so much fun to watch an idea spread and gather steam. How many times do I have to say it's only a matter of time before Space Solar Power becomes the new goal of NASA. The day Pres Bush leaves office, it'll be like the "Vision never happened. New Alliance for Space Solar Power to Be Announced On October 10, 2007, leading space advocacy organizations and Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin will announce the formation of a new alliance to advance a common goal: Ensuring that the benefits of renewable clean energy from space solar power are understood and supported by business, governments and the general public. The inaugural event of the new alliance, to be held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., will highlight a study underway by the National Security Space Office (NSSO) on the viability of space-based solar power. Space Solar Power means gathering energy in space and transmitting it wirelessly for use on Earth. Such technology could be a major solution to humanity's long-term energy needs, providing limitless renewable power with zero carbon emissions. We invite you to join us for this special event, to hear interim results of the study, and to learn about the initial goals and members of the new alliance. http://www.comspacewatch.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=23696 |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:14:05 -0500, in a place far, far away,
"Jonathan" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: It's just so much fun to watch an idea spread and gather steam. How many times do I have to say it's only a matter of time before Space Solar Power becomes the new goal of NASA. Who knows? No matter how many times you say it, it remains a fantasy. If you think that Buzz Aldrin saying something lends it credibility, you've been toking even more than you thought. I like Buzz, but the notion that his imprimatur increases its likelihood defies history. |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
"Rand Simberg" I like Buzz, but the notion that his imprimatur increases its likelihood defies history. Dunno why this space power thing attracts people, other than the Buck Rogers fantasy. I think the effort to do this is like a moon landing times 1000. Aldrin has the vision thing, but lacks the "scale" thing. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
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"Revision" wrote: "Rand Simberg" I like Buzz, but the notion that his imprimatur increases its likelihood defies history. Dunno why this space power thing attracts people, other than the Buck Rogers fantasy. I think the effort to do this is like a moon landing times 1000. Aldrin has the vision thing, but lacks the "scale" thing. It attracts people because it's a reasonably good idea, and one of the few ways we can reasonably provide large-scale baseline power for the Earth without either increasing our carbon burden, or encouraging nuclear proliferation. (This assuming that polywell fusion doesn't work out, of course -- we should know something more about that within a year, I would guess.) Of course, the fact that it's a good idea doesn't change the fact that Jonathan is a nut. -- "Polywell" fusion -- an approach to nuclear fusion that might actually work. Learn more and discuss via: http://www.strout.net/info/science/polywell/ |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
On Oct 31, 9:28 am, Joe Strout wrote:
In article , "Revision" wrote: "Rand Simberg" I like Buzz, but the notion that his imprimatur increases its likelihood defies history. Dunno why this space power thing attracts people, other than the Buck Rogers fantasy. I think the effort to do this is like a moon landing times 1000. Aldrin has the vision thing, but lacks the "scale" thing. It attracts people because it's a reasonably good idea, and one of the few ways we can reasonably provide large-scale baseline power for the Earth without either increasing our carbon burden, or encouraging nuclear proliferation. (This assuming that polywell fusion doesn't work out, of course -- we should know something more about that within a year, I would guess.) Of course, the fact that it's a good idea doesn't change the fact that Jonathan is a nut. Einstein was also a weird kind of Jewish nut that didn't believe in God, so what's your point? - Brad Guth - |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
"Revision" wrote in message .. . "Rand Simberg" I like Buzz, but the notion that his imprimatur increases its likelihood defies history. Dunno why this space power thing attracts people, other than the Buck Rogers fantasy. I think the effort to do this is like a moon landing times 1000. Aldrin has the vision thing, but lacks the "scale" thing. Oil was $92 a barrel the other day. A lot of people, including Congress and NASA thought it was a good idea when oil was as low as $8 under Clinton. And with C02 rising at over 2% per year, and our biosphere only 10% away from it's Co2 tipping point, SSP is an idea that gets more attractive each and every day. You guys think in such narrow ways. You see only all the problems, time and effort, building such a system entails...and throw your hands up in the air...saying it's all just too much. And given the circumstances today you'd be correct. But your classical training leaves you so limited. You wait for some problem to come along, then try to find the best solution(s) you can think of. SSP would not be seen as the best solution right now since there's so many unanswerable questions from one end to the other. Such large amounts of uncertainty can't be fashioned into the kind of exact answers your objective methods are inherently attracted to. I just look at it as another complex dynamic system. A complex adaptive system (CAS), according to complexity science, defines the abstract idealized naturally evolving system. Or, a CAS is what the perfect evolving system would look like...if there could be a perfect system. Which of course is not possible in reality. Thematic Complexity Introductions http://www.calresco.org/themes.htm Don't you see what this means? A CAS is the abstract 'perfect' solution to any given real world problem. You merely must learn how to apply the abstract to the real world system at hand. Any naturally evolving systems are ultimately a system initiated by ...two... primary driving forces/variables Complex Adaptive Systems - Webs of Delight http://www.calresco.org/lucas/cas.htm One of those variables, in this case, would be your conventional analysis, what can actually do the job. But the other driving force, which serves to generate a self organizing system, would be the level of connectivity the whole (idea) has to the components involved. In this case people. You must /limit your solution/ to the region that is equally attractive to all concerned. Before I gave a whit about NASA or SSP, and before I even knew we were going back to the moon I wondered if I could apply complexity science to finding the idealized solution to, not a problem but an idea. Treat deriving an idea as a system. The two primary variables must always be the system specific static and chaotic forms. Or..the classical and quantum forms. Or...the deterministic and statistical sciences. The static variable of the perfect idea.... .....would be the simplest solution to the largest possible problem. The chaotic variable of the perfect idea... ....would be the region of greatest attraction to to the most possible. Since finding those two variables will find the perfect solution, you simply reapply those two questions ...at every step in the process from here on. This is a universal problem solving method. Each step is simply solved in the same rote way. For instance, the first question to be answered is what is the largest and most difficult problem that exists? Well... we must translate this question from the abstract to the real. Find the static and chaotic or as I call it....the opposite extremes in possibility. For the greatest problem those two opposite extremes are simply the present and the future. Which problem is optimized for both....and....also appeals to the most possible for the present and the future also. So I merely compiled a short list of the greatest global problems. CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 9-17, 2007. N=1,554 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults). |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
"Rand Simberg" wrote in message ... On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:02:19 -0700, in a place far, far away, "Al G" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: "Revision" wrote in message . .. "Rand Simberg" I like Buzz, but the notion that his imprimatur increases its likelihood defies history. Dunno why this space power thing attracts people, other than the Buck Rogers fantasy. I think the effort to do this is like a moon landing times 1000. Aldrin has the vision thing, but lacks the "scale" thing. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com So, how exactly would it be done? A GEO satellite would be in the dark half the time, Right? Wrong. It gets continuous sunlight except for a few minutes a day during the solstices. With many(thousands?) of expensive and polluting launches If launches remain expensive, then it will make no sense, but they won't. They will remain expensive, unless the market place gets involved and gets competition and investment flowing. And to do that the market needs a ....cargo...to compete for and jump start the industry. A bulk cargo, not people. The airline industry didn't start by carrying people, but expendable mail. SSP could be that bulk cargo. Huge solar panel arrays and such. Lots of clever little robots building the stuff....and...in the end we get the kind of space infrastructure (power grid) lower cost to orbit, and ability to build large structures in space. Enabling colonies and well...whatever else we want to do in space. SSP is not just a potential long term solution to the global energy needs and climate change. It's also a solution for NASA's politically manipulated malaise, and the future of space flight. |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote in message Expensive, none. Since it's not cost effective. When launch costs start to drop we'll see more talk. You guys think in such linear terms. IF ....launch costs come down THEN.....SSP is possible The universe is cyclic, not linear, in character. SSP will provide the large amount of bulk cargo ....and someone to pay for it...thay can jump start the private launch industry and apply market forces to launch costs. You have to think in terms of how to initiate a system that will result in lower launch costs. Not sit around and wait for something to happen that right now has ...no ....reason to happen. SSP could be that reason, and not just a make work program, but a world changing....future saving... reason. As for polluting, moving to something like a LH2/LOX launcher solves most of that problem (but not all). Al G -- Greg Moore SQL Server DBA Consulting Remote and Onsite available! Email: sql (at) greenms.com http://www.greenms.com/sqlserver.html |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
On Oct 30, 4:14 pm, "Jonathan" wrote:
It's just so much fun to watch an idea spread and gather steam. How many times do I have to say it's only a matter of time before Space Solar Power becomes the new goal of NASA. The day Pres Bush leaves office, it'll be like the "Vision never happened. New Alliance for Space Solar Power to Be Announced On October 10, 2007, leading space advocacy organizations and Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin will announce the formation of a new alliance to advance a common goal: Ensuring that the benefits of renewable clean energy from space solar power are understood and supported by business, governments and the general public. The inaugural event of the new alliance, to be held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., will highlight a study underway by the National Security Space Office (NSSO) on the viability of space-based solar power. Space Solar Power means gathering energy in space and transmitting it wirelessly for use on Earth. Such technology could be a major solution to humanity's long-term energy needs, providing limitless renewable power with zero carbon emissions. We invite you to join us for this special event, to hear interim results of the study, and to learn about the initial goals and members of the new alliance. http://www.comspacewatch.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=23696 Of physics and science that's nearly a half centyry old, is all of the sudden of such greater value and importance when hosted by something NASA/Apollo. Is this another one of those infowar/infomercial spewed Yiddish jokes, or what? Where's that constructive input of any sort as derived from our usenet resident space solar energy rusemaster/wizard William Mook? - Brad Guth - |
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....BUZZ Aldrin Launches New Space Solar Power Alliance.
"Rand Simberg" wrote in message ... On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:14:05 -0500, in a place far, far away, "Jonathan" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: It's just so much fun to watch an idea spread and gather steam. How many times do I have to say it's only a matter of time before Space Solar Power becomes the new goal of NASA. Who knows? No matter how many times you say it, it remains a fantasy. If you think that Buzz Aldrin saying something lends it credibility, you've been toking even more than you thought. I like Buzz, but the notion that his imprimatur increases its likelihood defies history. You still fail to see clearly. The Vision came from the top down. SSP is coming back from the ground up. From the grass roots. Which do you think will win? Hint, one is getting weaker over time, while the other is getting stronger over time. |
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