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Letter: Solar satellite power worries

Published 9 March 2016

From Sean Hutton

Space solar technology may have benefits beyond simply generating power. The beam from a geostationary solar array could provide energy to spacecraft, which could then be made more lightweight, significantly increasing thrust-to-weight ratio and reducing energy consumed.

Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia

Issue no. 3064 published 12 March 2016

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