Next American president should fly to the Moon
Posted by Sandijs Aploks   

Sandijs AploksThat person who will first fly in private space trip around the Moon will get popularity big enough to become next president of the USA.

There was time, when nobody was living in such luxury than we do today. Still, people were flying into the space, to the Moon. What's wrong with us?

How to motivate people to achieve more, to get into the new adventures? By confident speeches, or, perhaps, by example of our leaders?

 
The Space Grid - Sun-synchronous orbiting SBSP Satellites with Equatorial orbiting Reflector Satellites for Earth and Space Energy
Posted by Danny Royce Jones   

Danny Royce JonesThis paper presents a new architecture option for low Earth orbit (LEO) Space-based Solar Power (SBSP) using wireless power transmission (WPT) and a space power relay (SPR) for Earth and Space energy. The goal is to determine the technical viability of this new space power concept to provide energy to the Earth and to a variety of space architectures and determine the possible reductions in mass to orbit.

 

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