TABLE 4.3 VALUE OF SPS SATELLITE MATERI ALS-GaAs, CR=2 reuse is economically viable it would probably be for the purpose of making new solar arrays both for new SPS satellites and for other space power requirements. 4.7 Miscellaneous Salvage Uses It is likely that there will be other potential applications of decommissioned full-scale SPS satellites. In the mid-21st century, space industrialization will come into its own with the need for large space stations, high power and raw materials. It is also likely that there will be large laboratory facilities (for example, a high energy physics laboratory) in geosynchronous orbit. It is hard to establish a value for salvage use of SPS satellites for these activities because they do not lead to economic activities that can be easily evaluated. For example, salvage of an SPS satellite may make the establishment of a high energy physics laboratory in space
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