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| NASA Looks For New Ways to Harness Sun's Energy for Earth and Space |
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Imagine providing the Earth or a moon base with harnessed solar power, or traveling in space without returning to Earth for fuel. That’s the idea behind space-based solar power generators such as this SunTower. Depending upon size, two small panels on a tall tower could power a communications satellite, four panels might power a robotic interplanetary probe, six a manned spacecraft, while 20 panels might supply energy down to Earth or for a lunar base.
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This giant disk floating in space isn’t a UFO. It’s a power generator, harvesting energy from the Sun for a variety of uses back on Earth. Such space-based solar power generators have many applications, not just on Earth, but also in space. Two small solar panels could power a communications satellite, four panels might power a robotic interplanetary probe, six a manned spacecraft, while 20 panels might supply energy to a lunar base.
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Imagine soaring through space in a vehicle that could use the Sun to power itself. This SolarClipper concept shows how solar panels could collect the Sun’s energy to keep a spacecraft moving through our Solar System. Such space-based solar power generators have many applications: two small panels could power a communications satellite, four panels might power a robotic interplanetary probe, six a manned spacecraft, while 20 panels might supply energy to a lunar base.
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