TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures v List of Tables vi 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Background 2 1.2 Approach 4 1.3 Results 9 1.4 Conclusions and Recommendations 13 1.5 Backup Documentation 15 2. A Post-2000 Mission Model 16 2.1 The Period 2000 to 2030 22 2.2 The Post-2030 Time Period 26 3. SPS Demonstration Satellite Salvage Alternatives 28 3.1 Growth to Full-Scale Satellite 33 3.2 Demonstration Satellite Use as a Power Supply for Non-SPS Space Activities 37 3.3 Power Supply for a Laser Orbit-to-Orbit Transportation System 46 3.4 Source of Space-Based Materials 49 4. Full-Scale Satellite Salvage Alternatives 50 4.1 Salvage for SPS Reuse 50 4.2 Power Supply for Non-SPS Space Activities 52 4.3 Power Supply for a Laser Orbit-to-Orbit Transportation Systems 53 4.4 Power Supply for Laser-Propelled Aircraft 54 4.5 Asteroid Capture and Mining 57 4.6 Source of Space-Based Materials 59 4.7 Miscellaneous Salvage Uses 60 4.8 Continued Use 61 5. SPS Salvage Value 64 5.1 SPS Demonstration Satellite Salvage Value 64 5.2 Full-Scale SPS Satellite Salvage Value 66 5.3 Programmatic Implications 68
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