1.2.10.3 Recommended U.S. Fundings In a hearing befpre a committee of the U.S. Congress in early 1976 a NASA-official requested $ 230 million for a five year research programme. A legislation effort by 11 U.S. Representatives in 1978 calls for $ 25 million in the first year (1978/79) of a SPS research and development programme. This effort was supported by the Congress but the Senate postponed it. After a recent combination of this approach with other future space legislation efforts, the approval of both U.S. houses appears to be certain . In early 1979, Jerry Grey from the AIAA recommended, that the present SPS-programme definition phase should be increased to a 5 year - $ 150 million effort! 1.2.11 Legal Aspects (References: 76/4,76/6,78/24,78/43,7 8/64,78/65,78/66,78/67.) 1.2.11.1 General This category implies aspects of military implications, of political, legal and organisational problems, and of regulation for the erection of rectennas. 1.2.11.2 Military Implications The special literature says, that the SPS-system could be utilised as a power supply for future beam weapons or could be utilised as a psychological weapon itself. The system could support military preparedness by providing energy for a strong and stable economy. A SPS with military capabilities may have a strong negative impact on international relations if it is not internationalised. Vulnerability of the satellite itsplf could be high only by military action of an enemy with high developed space capability. The receiving antenna or the ground control equipment is as vulnerable as many large industrial plants. 1.2.11.3 Polltical,Legal and Organisational Aspects Problems in this sub-category may occur from nearly every interaction of the technical SPS-system with the socio-economic structure of society, with the environment, and with particular political situations. The following critical areas have been identified in the literature: - the use of the GEO for SPS,
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