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#33 Dr. M.V. "Coyote" Smith: Space-based Solar Power


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Did you ever wonder why we do not produce solar energy in space at large scale? Space-based solar power is this week’s topic. I sat down with Dr. M.V. “Coyote” Smith, a professor of strategic studies at the Air University's School of Graduate Professional Military Education, who has been looking at space-based solar power for a long time. We discuss how it works and how we may finally make it happen.

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Episode Notes:
0:00 Intro
2:06 Where does the "Coyote" comes from?
3:20 From military to Space-based Solar Power (SBSP)
13:26 The basics of SBSP
15:20 The cost of space in the early 2000s
16:45 SBSP tech details
23:21 SBSP post the mid-2000s
28:00 The new "game changers" for SBSP
33:12 Station Keeping
36:32 A renaissance for SBSP?
39:14 Funding
48:05 How to get involved
54:08 Other exciting things beyond SBSP
58:48 Sci-Fi

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