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Electric Power Plants In Space: An Idea Whose Time Is Near

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Beam me down, Scotty - that is, beam me down an unlimited amount of electrical power to meet an enormous future world energy demand -- all without creating one bit of greenhouse gases, global warming or carbon fuel usage. Sound too spacey Actually, several experts - sober and serious - say it can happen, with some help from folks at the Pentagon. This revolutionary energy source is, literally, out of this world: space-based solar power (SBSP). It involves rocketing large…

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