Describe a beamed power solution. ( Digest Number 135)

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>>Don't forget this would only apply to earth-orbit-earth applications,
>>and 37% isn't awful if you have really cheap electricity. Cars are only
> But the problem is the space segment.
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> For these kinds of dissipation levels, the radiators required would
> weigh several times more than the rest of the spacecraft combined, and
> would blow away any hope of viability.

It might be possible to avoid going through DC on the spacecraft side-
that would greatly improve efficiency and reduce power dissipation
needed; but I'd need to think more about how you could do that.

> CR.
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civilization?"