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Space-based solar power beckons as a new frontier for humanity
- chrispeel 5y agoNon-paywall version: https://archive.ph/uu5jJ https://archive.ph/uu5jJ This seems like a bad idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power#Disadvantages https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space-based_solar_power#Disadv...
- zeristor 5y agoThe report is here: https://www.fnc.co.uk/discover-frazer-nash/news/frazer-nash-report-for-uk-government-shows-feasibility-of-space-solar-power/ https://www.fnc.co.uk/discover-frazer-nash/news/frazer-nash-... I believe this was announced a few months back and I didn’t follow it up then, good to find what this was about I breezed through it, although skimmed it I would have thought that the potential environmental impact would have been analysed. It seems to have been a jingoistic exercise for an isolated Britain, with the idea that everything could be sourced from within the UK. I imagine all things are possible, however practically parts would be sourced from key suppliers. This is all launched into space, I didn’t catch sight of potential space resources materials, I trust they didn’t want to stray too far. A quality report, perhaps feedback for future versions could flesh it out a bit.