Computer Science
Scientific paper
Jul 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989leec.rept...97w&link_type=abstract
In NASA, Langley Research Center, Report of NASA Lunar Energy Enterprise Case Study Task Force p 97-149 (SEE N90-15836 07-81)
Computer Science
Extraterrestrial Resources, Helium Isotopes, Lunar Bases, Lunar Surface, Mining, Power Beaming, Solar Power Satellites, Space Commercialization, Cost Analysis, Energy Technology, Feasibility Analysis, Fusion Reactors, Lunar Soil, Microwave Transmission, Nuclear Electric Power Generation, Operations Research
Scientific paper
A brief comparative analysis was made for three concepts of supplying large-scale electrical energy to Earth from space. The concepts were: (1) mining helium-3 on the Moon and returning it to Earth; (2) constructing solar power satellites in geosynchronous orbit from lunar materials (the energy is beamed by microwave to receivers on Earth); and (3) constructing power collection and beaming systems on the Moon itself and transmitting the energy to Earth by microwave. This analysis concerned mainly space transportation and operations, but each of the systems is briefly characterized to provide a basis for space transportation and operations analysis.
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