Monthly Archives: August 2015

Space-based solar power preview

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Chris Stelter

I will start out with a look at space-based solar power, including both microwave and laser based beaming approaches as well as seeing if there’s some use that can be had for that power that doesn’t involve beaming it. This … Continue reading →

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Why we won’t run out of fossil fuels and why that’s a problem

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Chris Stelter

This is my first post… I guess started because of a comment on the previous post by Jon. I was in the middle of writing a long comment, then decided to flesh it out and add some references. I used … Continue reading →

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New Blogger: Chris Stelter

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Jonathan Goff

With several of the original bloggers now off doing their own thing, and John Hare and me so busy running our own businesses, I decided to invite someone new to join the ranks of Selenian Boondocks bloggers–Chris Stelter. Chris is … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts: Lunar Magneto-Lithobraking

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Jonathan Goff

One of the big challenges in lunar exploration and development is the amount of delta-V needed get down to the surface and back again. On planets like Earth, and to a lesser extent Mars, spacecraft can dump momentum into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Lunar Commerce, Lunar Exploration and Development, Technology | 21 Comments