World and lunar solar power systems costs

Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space V

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 293-301

  Criswell, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

COST ELEMENTS; EARTH-TO-ORBIT TRANSPORTATION; ELECTRIC POWER GRIDS; LUNAR MATERIALS; MICROWAVE BEAM; PRODUCTION FACILITY; RECTENNAS;

MOON;

EID: 84904819581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40177(207)40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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