1925 |
Idea by Konstantin Tsiolkovski |
Russia |
1968 |
SPS proposal by Peter Glaser |
USA |
1968-72 |
NASA (+DoE, ETA, NRC, NAS) SPS evaluation
|
USA |
1975 |
JPL WPT Goldstone experiment, Mojave desert |
USA
|
1978-80 |
“Concept Development and Evaluation Programme” (CDEP) by the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) |
USA |
1979 |
DoE/NASA Reference Study |
USA |
1979 |
ESA Study "European Aspects of Solar Power Satellites" |
ESA |
1986 |
SPS86 Symposium in Paris |
F/international |
1987 |
Project "Stationary High Altitude Relay Platform (SHARP)" for WPT by Canadian Ministry for Communication |
Canada |
end 80s |
Lunar soil utilization studies include SPS |
USA |
1990 |
Inclusion of Space Power sessions into IAF conferences |
international
|
1991 |
SPS91 Symposium in Paris |
F/international |
1992 |
SPS92 Symposium in Rio de Janeiro |
Brasil/international
|
1992 |
ISU SSP’92 Design Project on Solar Power Satellites
|
Japan/International |
1993 |
Project ISY-METS, WPT and space plasma interactions |
Japan |
1993 |
WPT93 Conference, San Antonio |
USA
|
1993 |
UNESCO World Solar Summit, Paris |
F/international |
1994 |
KEPCO and Kobe Univ. Study on terrestrial WPT appl. |
Japan |
1995 |
WPT95 Conference, Kobe |
Japan/international |
1995-97 |
NASA “Fresh Look Study” |
USA |
1997 |
SPS97/WPT97 Symposium, Montréal |
Canada |
1997-98 |
The Canadian Space Power Initiative |
Canada |
1998 |
NASA “Space Solar Power Concept Definition Study” |
USA |
1998 |
WPT demonstration at La Réunion |
France |
1999 |
ESA Study “Space Exploration and Utilization” |
ESA |
1999-01 |
NASA “Space Solar Power Exploration Research and Technology Programme” (SERT) |
USA |
2001 |
WPT01 Conference, La Réunion |
France |
2001 |
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NASA |
| 2003- |
European SPS Programme |
ESA |
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|
|
2004 |
SPS'04 Conference, Granada (Spain) |
ESA |
2007 |
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USA |
2007 |
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International |
2009 |
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USA |
2011 |
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International |
