The Show Stopper.

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The Show Stopper.

Party Pooper — 10/13/2007 5:52:51 PM (archived)

NASA studied this concept and found it to be uneconomical. The show stopper being the requirement for a $200 per pound launch vehicle.

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The National Security Space Office Sponsored Study - TB - 10/12/2007 6:24:54 PM
- Wow!...Like it's been only one week since I made a post extolling orbiting solar-energy platforms. - Jacob Samorodin - 10/13/2007 8:09:59 PM
  - Someone at NSSSO must have read your post! - Hank - 10/16/2007 12:25:38 AM
    - re: Someone at NSSSO must have read your post! - gbaikie - 10/16/2007 3:39:54 AM
- --On Space Solar Power - TB - 10/12/2007 6:31:08 PM
  - re: --On Space Solar Power - gbaikie - 10/12/2007 9:49:30 PM
    - Atmospheric absorption - Adam - 10/14/2007 3:16:01 AM
      - re: Atmospheric absorption - gbaikie - 10/14/2007 3:51:07 AM
        
        Actually... - Adam - 10/14/2007 11:31:10 AM
        
        re: Actually... - gbaikie - 10/14/2007 11:23:35 PM
        
        frit - gbaikie - 10/14/2007 11:50:18 PM
        
        thanks for that link - Adam - 10/15/2007 6:52:08 AM
    - Be careful with the numbers. - TB - 10/12/2007 10:12:31 PM
      - re: Be careful with the numbers. - gbaikie - 10/13/2007 2:33:15 AM
        
        re: Be careful with the numbers. - TB - 10/13/2007 3:19:14 AM
        
        re: Be careful with the numbers. - gbaikie - 10/13/2007 6:47:36 AM
        
        He said "flux", he meant "flux" - nick hoffman - 10/18/2007 1:47:08 PM
        
        The Show Stopper. - Party Pooper - 10/13/2007 5:52:51 PM
        
        re: The Show Stopper. - gbaikie - 10/13/2007 10:38:33 PM
        
        NASA does not intend to go into the energy business. - alcaray - 10/14/2007 2:32:47 AM
        
        To be fair... - TB - 10/15/2007 4:51:14 AM
        
        Tell the guy who can't use the acronym... - alcaray - 10/15/2007 7:58:30 PM
        
        The Borg could do it. - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/14/2007 12:02:25 AM
        
        re: The Borg could do it. - gbaikie - 10/14/2007 2:41:23 AM
        
        Energy balance - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/15/2007 1:50:41 PM
        
        And that NASA study was made in what decade? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 10/13/2007 8:13:33 PM
        
        Started in 1968 with Peter Glaser - Raoul - 10/15/2007 8:14:41 PM
        
        I dunno - Un_Epi_De_Mais - 10/13/2007 9:07:59 PM

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