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Subscribe to RSSWe've been talking about the prospects for space-based solar power for years, and over the weekend the concept came in for a reality check on our experimental talk show, "Virtually Speaking Science." Now you can listen to the hourlong podcast, featuring Air Force Col. M.V. "Coyote" Smith, Robin Snelson of the Space Studies Institute and yours truly. Give a listen, let me know what you think ... and stay tuned for our next show on March 13.
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When Col. Smith described non-terrestrial materials as being a follow-on to earth-launched materials, I was disappointed that Robin Snelson failed to query Smith as to whether he had evaluated the study funded by Snelson's own Space Studies Institute:
O'Neill, Gerard K.; Driggers, Gerald; O'Leary, Brian (October 1980). "New Routes to Manufacturing in Space". Astronautics and Aeronautics 18 (10): 46–51.ISSN 0519-2366.
-- James Bowery, SSI Senior Associate 401