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Easier Said Than Done: Harnessing Alternative Power for Space Exploration
A first-of-its-kind lab demonstration shows how solar power transmission from space could work.
The project aims to get a reactor up and running on the moon in the early 2030s. NASA is wrapping up the design phase of a project to develop concepts …
Nuclear fusion power was supposed to be a dream come true. As soon as we discovered that you could smash little atoms together to make bigger atoms …
The Space Solar Power Demonstrator's MAPLE experiment was able to wirelessly transfer collected solar power to receivers in space and direct energy …
Their first test of a water-powered spacecraft is expected in low Earth orbit in 2024. Water may power the next generation of spacecraft, if a trio of …