| Cover/Title Page |
1 |
| Committee Members |
2 |
| Table of Contents |
3 |
| January 19, 1976 Opening Statement of the Chairman |
5 |
| Testimony of Dr. Peter Glaser, VP and Head of Development Arthur D. Little, Inc. |
6 |
| Biography of Peter E. Glaser, Vice President and Head of Engineering Sciences, Arthur D. Little, Inc |
6 |
| Prepared Testimony of Dr. Peter E. Glaser |
12 |
| The Potential of Solar Energy |
13 |
| SSPS Design Considerations |
19 |
| Solar Cells |
19 |
| Microwave Power Transmission System |
22 |
| SSPS Transportation, Assembly and Maintenance |
26 |
| Space-Based Manufacture |
28 |
| Social Costs |
30 |
| Environmental Impacts |
30 |
| Economic and Social Implications |
33 |
| SSPS Development Program |
36 |
| Conclusions |
38 |
| References |
39 |
| Testimony of Richard W. Taylor, VP Boeing Aerospace CO., With Ralph Nansen and Glenn Keister |
46 |
| Biography of Richard W. Taylor |
46 |
| Prepared Statement of Richard W. Taylor |
52 |
| POWERSAT A Viable Solar Power Option (Supplement to Statement of Richard W. Taylor) |
56 |
| Testimony of Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill, Professor, Princeton University |
106 |
| Power Satellite Construction from Lunar Materials (The Prepared Statement of Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill) |
113 |
| Introduction |
113 |
| Economic Factors |
116 |
| Economics of Power Generation |
121 |
| Orbital Manufacturing |
122 |
| Cost-Benefit Summaries |
124 |
| Transport of Lunar Materials |
130 |
| Recommendations |
132 |
| References |
139 |
| Testimony of G. Harry Stine, Phoenix, Arizona |
144 |
| Biography of G. Harry Stine |
143 |
| January 21, 1976 Opening Statement of the Chairman |
153 |
| Testimony of Dr. Klaus P. Heiss, President ECON, Inc., and Dr. Edward Greenblat of ECON, Inc., Accompanied by Thomas Kelly, VP Grumman Aerospace Corp. |
154 |
| Biography of Dr. Edward J. Greenblat |
154 |
| Space-Based Solar Power Conversion and Delivery Systems Study (Prepared Statement of Dr. Edward Greenblat) |
159 |
| Testimony of Dr. John M. Teem, Asst Admin for Solar, Geothermal and Advanced Energy Systems, ERDA. Accompanied by RIchard Blifden, Asst. Admin Solar Electric Accplication ERDA |
196 |
| Biography of Dr. John M. Teem |
195 |
| Testimony of George M. Low, Deputy Amin NASA, WIlliam B. Lenoir, JSC, R.D. Ginter, NASA Office of Energy Programs and Christopher C. Kraft, Director Johnson Space Center |
210 |
| Biography of William B. Lenoir (PhD), |
209 |
| Prepared Statement of Dr. William B. Lenoir |
223 |
| Space-Based Power for Earth: A Commentary by Jerry Grey, Administrator, Public Policy American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
232 |
| Biography Brief for Dr. Jerry Grey |
233 |