SpaceRef - Future Technology - Solar Power Satellites

An Evolutionary Path to SPS - Article by Geoffrey A. Landis, NASA LeRC, originally published in Space Power, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 365-371 (1990) This article provides an overview of the solar power satllite concept an dexamines some of the economic factors that would affect the decision to embark on such a large scale effort to produce electrical power for comsumer use.

Letter from Dan Goldin to Sen. Shelby regarding the future of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - 21 January 1998 "MSFC will manage the Space Solar Power study included in NASA's FY 1998 operating plan. NASA is evaluating the possibility of adding Space Power as a Mission Area for MSFC, under which MSFC would manage development and research activities associated with Space Solar and/or Nuclear power systems. NASA is also evaluating the possibility of assigning MSFC as lead Center for integration of propulsion and power for orbital transfer of large missions. These decisions have not been made at this time."

Prepared statement of John C. Mankins, Manager - Prepared statement of John C. Mankins, Manager, Advanced Concepts Studies, NASA Office of Space Flight before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science on 24 October 1997 regarding solar power satellites.

Prepared Testimony of Greg Maryniak - Testimony presented on 24 October 1997 before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science regarding solar power satellites.

Prepared Testimony of Jerry Grey - Testimony presented on 24 October 1997 before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science regarding solar power satellites.

Solar Power Satellites - August 1981 report on solar power satellites by the Office of Technology Assessment

Solar Power Satellites and NASA's Reluctance To Pursue Them - Report by Keith Cowing, excerpt from a summary of the NASA Posture Hearing held on 5 February 1998 before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the House Science Committee.

Space Power - This website contains a large amount of information on space based solar power as well as many other aspects of space development and utilization

Space Solar Power - An Earth to Orbit Transportation Challenge - NASA KSC is currently supporting the NASA Space Solar Power study being managed by MSFC. One focus of the KSC work is the assessment of space transportation system concepts that demonstrate promise in being able to meet the economic challenges of the Space Solar Power concept.

Space Solar Power Workshop - YThis website was established in conjunction with a vworkshop on space solar power offered in conjunction with ASCE's SPACE 2000 and Robotics 2000. This workshop is a continuing conceptual design of how to build, finance, deliver, market, support, operate, and maintain 300,000 Mwatts for the world electric baseload power market by 2020. The primary goal is to determine the sale price for base-load electric power based on currently available technology and designs, although specific recommendations for directed R&D are solicited.