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December 5, 2007 at 10:47 pm Question 001: What is Space-Based Solar Power?

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December 5, 2007 at 10:47 pm Question 001: What is Space-Based Solar Power?

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Reply • Rob Mahan said December 5, 2007 at 11:09 pm Answer 001: First originated as an idea in 1968 and later patented by Dr. Peter Glaser, Space‐Based Solar Power captures sunlight in orbit, where it is constant and much stronger than on Earth. The sunlight is converted into radio waves that are beamed down to a rectifying antenna and converted into electricity for use in the existing electrical distribution grid.