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Comparison of Current Space Based Solar Power Proposals

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Here is a paper written by Virtus Solis, Space based solar power startup. Virtus Solis is a funded startup working to develop space based solar power. They would leverage the low cost launch of the SpaceX Starship and modular satellites to enable power to be beamed from space at lower cost than coal or natural …

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2027 Orbital Space Solar Power Demo by Virtus Solis and Orbital Composites

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Silicon Valley startup Orbital Composites and Michigan-based Virtus Solis Technologies announced plans Feb. 1 to conduct a 2027 space-based solar power demonstration. The 2027 mission is designed to showcase critical power-generation technologies including in-space assembly of solar panels and transmission of more than one kilowatt to Earth. The 2027 mission will be a precursor to …

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