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Big news about 40 or 50 years ago.
Meh, there hasn't been any real breakthrough in wireless energy transmission that would make that project practical.
Your talking about Solar power ( DC ) being converted to a usuable power ( AC ) via massive Inverter technology, and thats were it would stop, at the moon.
The moon isn't in a Geo-Synchronous Orbit either, so your'e talking about bouncing a wireless beam of energy around and then down to a reciever that then stores that energy.
Its a waste of time.
Solar has already been exposed as a scam for the most part.
Big news about 40 or 50 years ago.
Uh, I think you're wrong. Here's an excerpt from the article....
Source: Shimizu's Luna Ring to beam solar energy from the Moon
Even NASA proposed this as far back as 1989....
Source: Energy
Mornin' Grip. :2wave: What I also find interesting is that the Chinese are putting up a GPS type satellite and they are encasing ours......While extending their reach away.
Myself, I think we should get something built on the moon before anyone else does. Some sort of Lunar base. Eventually we will lose the space station. Plus the Chinese want to put their own Space Lab in orbit.
The Chinese aren't looking with any narrow vision.....nor should we.
The sad part is that a lot of people don't have a sense of humor.
The US has been looking at upgrading the GPS satellite system for a while now.
They're just a paper tiger, back to sleep now.
Mornin' Monte. :2wave: Thought that might put things into perspective.....and how that doesn't look to good in my eyes.
But both China and the United States are experimenting with close-proximity maneuvers in space, said Michael Krepon, co-founder of the Washington, D.C.-based Stimson Center and director of its South Asia and Space Security programs. Both nations have demonstrated ASAT capabilities, Krepon told SPACE.com.
Information derived from actual or purported tests for ballistic missile defense, he said, can also be applied for ASAT purposes.
"Beijing and Washington have a choice to make, the same choice that Moscow and Washington faced during the Cold War," Krepon said.
"Major powers can ramp up a competition to damage satellites, or they can arrive at tacit agreements to dampen this competition," he said. "The United States and the Soviet Union chose wisely. China has yet to choose.".....snip~
Good morning MMC. Yeah bud, I knew what you were doing and I appreciate it. I was just being sarcastic, I guess because mama brought me bitter coffee this morning.
Truthfully NASA does have plans to put someone back on the moon......so we do need to figure out what we can do there. I am sure we can get drones to drill......so even if we had to put a structure under ground.
The only thing I don't like is the US having to share information and that we agreed to not build anything military and take advantage of the situation.
Tell you one thing......I would rather stop all the money to the ME and put it all here until we are ahead of others. That issue with the Satellites will need to be dealt with one way or another.
Hey MMC, did NASA tell the President of their plans?
Where are they going to get the money to do this?
Uh, I think you're wrong. Here's an excerpt from
the article....
Source: Shimizu's Luna Ring to beam solar energy from the Moon
Even NASA proposed this as far back as 1989....
Source: Energy
Mornin Mason. :2wave: As I hear it they are looking for private investors as well as cooperative ventures with others.
Nasa to build permanent moon base
Nasa has announced plans to build a permanent base on the moon by 2024 - raising the prospect of a manned space flight to Mars.
The ambitious proposals signal the next phase of space exploration after the agency's space shuttles are retired in 2010 and marks a radical departure from previous short trips to the moon.
The international base will be permanently staffed by 2024, four years after astronauts land on the moon to begin assembly.
Once complete, astronauts from the US and other nations will spend up to six months on the base at any one time.
Nasa said the two key reasons for establishing a base were to prepare for a manned mission to Mars - and ultimately the expansion of human civilisation to other planets. The project is likely to cost hundreds of billions of dollars and involve Nasa partners in Europe, Russia and Japan, although China's participation is unlikely.
"This is not a flag-and-footprints. This is the idea of starting an outward movement that includes long stays on the moon," said John Logsdon, the director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University.
The first step in establishing the base will be a new generation of lunar spaceships, which will undergo tests from 2009.
Manned flights will begin in 2014 and astronauts will land on the moon - for the first time since the Apollo mission of 1972 - in 2020.....snip~
Nasa to build permanent moon base | Science | theguardian.com
http://www.debatepolitics.com/gener...d-us-should-affect-us-electoral-system-2.html
Lets not forget Russia has already proposed of putting a colony on the moon too.
Mornin Mason. :2wave: As I hear it they are looking for private investors as well as cooperative ventures with others.
Nasa to build permanent moon base
Nasa has announced plans to build a permanent base on the moon by 2024 - raising the prospect of a manned space flight to Mars.
The ambitious proposals signal the next phase of space exploration after the agency's space shuttles are retired in 2010 and marks a radical departure from previous short trips to the moon.
The international base will be permanently staffed by 2024, four years after astronauts land on the moon to begin assembly.
Once complete, astronauts from the US and other nations will spend up to six months on the base at any one time.
Nasa said the two key reasons for establishing a base were to prepare for a manned mission to Mars - and ultimately the expansion of human civilisation to other planets. The project is likely to cost hundreds of billions of dollars and involve Nasa partners in Europe, Russia and Japan, although China's participation is unlikely.
"This is not a flag-and-footprints. This is the idea of starting an outward movement that includes long stays on the moon," said John Logsdon, the director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University.
The first step in establishing the base will be a new generation of lunar spaceships, which will undergo tests from 2009.
Manned flights will begin in 2014 and astronauts will land on the moon - for the first time since the Apollo mission of 1972 - in 2020.....snip~
Nasa to build permanent moon base | Science | theguardian.com
http://www.debatepolitics.com/gener...d-us-should-affect-us-electoral-system-2.html
Lets not forget Russia has already proposed of putting a colony on the moon too.
Good Morning MMC, there is nothing sadder than an important federal agency needing to look for private money because the President killed it.
Space exploration is important for the country if for nothing else to keep other rival countries from advancing ahead of us. We need to know what everybody is doing up there so there is no surprises later.
I hope when people talk about Obamas legacy killing the space program is on the top of the list.
Kennedy started the program and Obama killed it.
Kennedy would not be very happy with Obama for that.
Such a plan would cost money, no doubt, but the scientific advances would overshadow any expenditure and make the project a winner.
Maybe if China does advance to the point that they could be a credible competitor in the space race, the way the Soviet Union once was, moon bases and missions to Mars will be come a reality.
Nothing to fear from China. They're just a paper tiger.
It takes ALLOT of power to run large microwave Transmitters on the moon. So where does that power come from ?
The solar panels of course.
Its a foolish and ridiculous idea and I guarantee it will never be built.
The green energy movement is responsible for allot of waste, bad ideas and dead Bald Eagles, so I wouldn't be surprised if they managed to attempt that on a small scale with a satelite.
Around the moon ? Never.
Now say Thank You Wal-Mart.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter already did that, resolved all Apollo landing sites down to a few meters, as well as the Soviet landers and rover.
But, that is never enough for the conspiracy nuts....
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Stolen technology or not.