Solar power satellites - the institutional challenge
Journal Article
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· Space Sol. Power Rev.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6476573
The tasks of designing, financing, developing, and operating a solar power satellite (SPS) system would be as much organizational and institutional in character as they are technical and economic. The institutional character of a proposed SPS would be an issue of interest to almost all countries of the world, because the supply of large quantities of baseload of electricity by the SPS would have global political and economic impact. This investigation has the objective to provide some information regarding questions of organization and management of such a SPS, giving attention to the point that similar (although far from identical) institutional challenges have been solved. Thus, the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (Intelsat) is discussed as an example. The reasons for the success of Intelsat are considered along with the limits to the Intelsat model, and the global context for SPS development.
- Research Organization:
- George Washington Univ., Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 6476573
- Journal Information:
- Space Sol. Power Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: Space Sol. Power Rev.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN SSPRD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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