Lunar Power Satellite

Well, a rectenna mainly consists of wire, capacitor and
diode(s), so it depends whether you have the manufacturing base
for that; you may well be able to import the capacitors and
diodes though.

victoriatangoman wrote:

> Isn't L1 stable in two of the three axis. It's only about 30,000 km
> from the surface and might present a more elegant solution to power
> for a moon based mining and launching facility.
>
> Also, what material are the rectennas made from. Can it be
> manufctured on the moon?
>
> --- In spacesettlers@y..., Ian Woollard wrote:
>
>>victoriatangoman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>How much energy can the rectenna panels absorb?
>>>
>>
>>Rectantennas can take more power than anyone is ever likely to
>>point at them, kilowatts/m^2 atleast.
>>
>>One big issue though is that there are NO stable lunar orbits
>>at all.
>>
>>The idea with the geosynchronous power sats is that they hang
>>over a particular point in the sky. This simplifies the design
>>enormously. There aren't any geosynchonous orbits around the
>>moon either.
>>
>>--
>>- Ian Woollard (ian.woollard@t...)
>>
>>"Is a planetary surface the right place for an expanding
>>technological civilization?"
>>- Gerard O'Neill
>>
>

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"Is a planetary surface the right place for an expanding
technological civilization?"
- Gerard O'Neill