Originally known as Satellite Solar Power

System ("SSPS")

1968

1970

1973

1999
SERT(Space Solar Power Exploratory
Research and Technology program)

2009

Space-based solar power essentially

consists of three parts:

Means of collecting solar power in space.

Means of transmitting power to earth.

Means of receiving power on earth.

Solar energy conversion (Solar Photons

to DC Current).

Wireless Power Transmission To The

Earth.

Laser Power Beaming Experiments.

Spacecraft Sizing.

There is no air in space, so the collecting surfaces

would receive much more intense sunlight.
Avoids the expensive storage facilities e.g., lakes
behind dams, oil storage tanks, coal dumps, etc.
SPS will have no polluting consequences of fossil
fuel systems.
Economically, an SPS deployment project would
create many new jobs and contract opportunities
for industry.
The SPS would be in Earth's shadow on only a few
days at the spring and 75 minutes late at night
when power demands are at their lowest.

Safety.

Launch Costs.

Building From Space.

Non-Conventional Launch Methods.