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Happy Holidays x2
A few days ago an NSS colleague got in touch wanting information on Mass Drivers. We replied with a list of places to start and it occurred to us to wish them a happy holidays so...
Dinner on Mars: A Review
You might think that the organization with the clearest bloodline back to "that question" would avoid even mentioning anything Mars; Like how some folks say that Elon Musk can...
SPS: Just Do It
We heard the word "wow" three times. Returning the volume to storage we opened it... and said "wow." 4 times. This volume is an easy read for anyone with a general education and...
Skyeports. Hmmm. Your thoughts?
I had an interesting chat today with Dr. Martin Bermudez, CEO/Senior Architectural Engineer of Skyeports. Dr. Bermudez is going for a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts grant and...
SPS. Will it? Doesn’t it already?
The news continues. The questions remain the same. Why? https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/will-space-based-solar-power-ever-make-sense/ And if you haven't had a chance yet...
SPS. SSI for Europe. A new video presentation.
No taping allowed... but for you? Ok. The International Conference on Energy from Space 2024 held last week at the headquarters of the Royal Aeronautical Society in London...
Gary C Hudson: The Current Commercial State of Spin-Gravity for Physiological Research
A Hudson HeadsUp My late colleague Bevin McKinney, one of the pioneers of NewSpace, was fascinated by “spinning things.” That obsession led to our jointly founding...
Minutes To Odysseus. A ponder.
3:50pm PT addition: "Welcome to the moon." - Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus A big day. February 22nd, 2024. A BIG day. Here, with just minutes before the hopefully...
January 2024. A month that will live in SPS history
January 2024 will go down as an important month in the ongoing development of Solar Power Satellite technologies. On the non-USA development side, according to reports...
SPS. A new batch of government documents. Please take special note.
January 2024 has been a VERY busy month for Space Based Solar Power / Solar Power Satellites and we are preparing a month-ending wrapup post to be released very soon but before...