• DocumentCode
    1358285
  • Title

    Power/energy: Microwave power: A `far-out¿ system? `Moon-made¿ solar-fired turbogenerator stations may eventually beam microwave power to earth

  • Author

    Agosto, W.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Microwave Semiconductor Corp., NASA, Goldstone, CA, USA
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1976
  • fDate
    5/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    48
  • Lastpage
    52
  • Abstract
    Prospects of satellite power stations beaming energy to earthbound antennas seem brighter than ever. A key new concept is that the satellite stations could be manufactured from raw materials mined on the moon. The lunar ores would be processed with solar energy into structural materials for satellite solar power station.
  • Keywords
    energy resources; solar power; space vehicle power plants; earthbound antennas; lunar ores; microwave power; raw materials; satellite power stations; solar energy; Arrays; Earth; Electromagnetic heating; Microwave devices; Moon; Rectennas; Space vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1976.6369185
  • Filename
    6369185
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1358285