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Archive for November, 2007

Space Solar Power: A Rose By Any Other Name…

Posted by Coyote on November 27, 2007

Our good friend, Howard Bloom, raised an important point about the need to standardize our terminology. He’s right. From here on out, we will simply refer to space solar power (SSP) and NOT space-based solar power (SBSP). They mean the same thing, but SSP is by far the more common term. So, SSP it is!

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Google Lunar X-Prize and Space-Based Solar Power

Posted by Coyote on November 22, 2007

All,

One of our regular contributors, Dan Lantz, provided us with a link to an incredibly well done Internet video that explains the Google Lunar X-Prizes for Lunar Exploration in a production called “Moon 2.0.” Space-Based Solar Power makes a cameo appearance!

Personally, I think it steals the scene, like Sean Connery arriving triumphantly in the last scene of Keven Costner’s movie “Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves.” Oops, did I spoil it? Sorry. Read the rest of this entry »

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What Comes Next? Phase 1! Your Comments Needed!!!

Posted by Coyote on November 3, 2007

I’m back by popular demand…and you are back by even more popular demand!

It’s been almost a month since we published the Interim Assessment on the 10th of October in a very public event at the National Press Club in Washington. Then we took a little pause, did a few media interviews, and now we’re ready to get busy again!

You remain the central players in this effort. The Interim Assessment was built on the bedrock of comments provided right here on this website. Quite frankly, by working together in this wide open public forum, we learned more and spent less than any other study on record! More importantly (and to our amazement) we discovered enormous public enthusiasm for space-based solar power!

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