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Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Using solar power in space

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Build a nuclear power plant, and you create a possible radioactive meltdown. Build a solar panel in space, and you create clean and secure renewable energy. Ever since the 1970s oil crisis, scientists have entertained the notion of building solar satellites in space, but only recently can this dream become a reality. The basic principle of this technology is simple. Rockets shuttle a satellite and solar panels to space, astronauts assemble everything, and the energy captured by the sun is sent down to earth in the form of microwaves. The final step, however, requires a form of nanotechnolo...

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