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New Contracts Point to Rising Interest in Space-Based Solar Power
Original: Contracts signal growing interest in space-based solar power
Recent contract awards indicate that commercial and institutional interest in space-based solar power is growing. The field, which involves collecting solar energy in orbit and beaming it to Earth, has long been considered technically ambitious, but new contracts suggest players are investing in early development. Observers see the move as a sign the technology may be edging closer to practical viability.
Why now: New contract awards suggest momentum and investment in a once-speculative energy technology.
SpaceNewsspace-based solar power industry
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