News and Views - May 17, 2007
David Zaks, 17 May 07
- Solar Power From Space
- An Oven-Fridge-Generator Powered by Sound
- Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Software
- Researchers Endorse Global Early Warning System to Prevent Pandemics
- Urban Parks an aAswer to Global Warming?
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Solar Power From Space
Better get the cost of a pound to orbit down.
The actual SPS bits is, really, engineering, not research - we've known how to build SPS since the 70s. The deal killer here is that it costs (average) $10,000 per pound to orbit.
Which is where a space elevator or three might come in handy.
Posted by: Brian on 18 May 07
