• DocumentCode
    1352742
  • Title

    Power/energy: Solar Power Satellite: Putting it together: Enormous structures involving unique fabrication methods call for new materials, tools, and heavy-lift vehicles

  • Author

    Johnson, R. Wayne

  • Author_Institution
    Grumman Aerospace Corp., Bethpage, NY, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1979
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    41
  • Abstract
    Considers the building of a Solar Power Satellite in space giving details of the unique fabrication methods required as well as new materials, tools and heavy-lift vehicles.
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; energy resources; solar energy conversion; solar power stations; Solar Power Satellite; energy resources; fabrication methods; solar energy conversion; Antennas; Assembly; Materials; Satellites; Space vehicles; Structural beams;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1979.6368222
  • Filename
    6368222
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1352742