Astrostrom was represented by Dr. Patrick Collins at the International Conference on Energy From Space which took place in London, 17-19 April 2024. Patrick delivered two presentations and participated in a round table discussion on Policy and Collaboration on Tuesday April 18. The first presentation was: Advantages of Equatorial Orbits for SPS Demonstrator Satellites Developing [...]
Various Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) proposals have been researched since the early 1970s and currently, SBSP is being researched and developed in Europe, United States, China, Australia, Japan, India, Russia, South Korea and Japan. It is widely expected that the first Solar Power Satellite (SPS) system will be built on Earth and launched into orbit [...]
Apollo On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy shared his vision of the Apollo programme with these words: “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space project in [...]
Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) is currently being researched and developed in Europe, United States, China, Australia, Russia, South Korea and Japan. These ongoing SBSP efforts are testimony to the growing worldwide recognition of the potential contribution of SBSP to solving the world’s worsening climate and energy problems. If these efforts continue, they will lead to [...]
"To build a bridge is much more than connecting points A and B. It's laying the foundations of a whole new economy" The development and growth of the Greater Earth Lunar Power Station (GE⊕-LPS) system will build upon several “flywheel effects”, which accelerate each other, build greater momentum, and maintain growth over a long time. [...]
We were pleased to present the results of our OSIP study: The Greater Earth Lunar Power Station at the International (On-line) Conference on Energy from Space organized by ESA and the UK space agency. The Greater Earth Lunar Power Station (GE⊕-LPS) Arthur Woods, Andreas Vogler, Patrick Collins, Dmitrijis Gasperovics Astrostrom GmbH, 8259 Kaltenbach, Switzerland Keywords: [...]
In 2020 Astrostrom GmbH responded to two ESA open calls for new mission ideas. In the first call: “What’s Next? New Space Missions and Ideas” Astrostrom’s proposal for an orbital demonstration of Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP) was one of several ideas selected from 201 submissions for further evaluation. In response to ESA’s open call: "Clean [...]
Last year, Astrostrom GmbH analyzed Switzerland's energy situation based on the "Energy Perspectives 2050+" strategy and identified an Energy Dilemma that will lead to an annual energy deficit of 114 TWh by 2050 - equivalent to 15 nuclear power plants the size of Gösgen. As the Sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always [...]
Astrostrom GmbH has been given a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to study space solar power from the Moon. Green Astrostrom Systems (GAS) for clean and green energy. A new company called Astrostrom GmbH based in the Canton of Thurgau has been given a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to study [...]
