Press Article: Universe Today by Andy Tomaswick

Published on Universe Today by Andy Tomaswick - April 30, 2025 https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-comprehensive-plan-to-manufacture-a-solar-power-satellite-from-lunar-materials A Comprehensive Plan To Manufacture A Solar Power Satellite From Lunar Materials Space-based solar power (SBSP) has long been the dream of many space enthusiasts and energy economists. However, the reality of economic constraints has long left any practice projects on the ground. [...]

By |2025-05-04T16:13:09+02:00May 4th, 2025|News, Press|Comments Off on Press Article: Universe Today by Andy Tomaswick
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Astrostrom at the Luxembourg Space Resources Week 2024

Astrostrom had a very busy week at the 2024 Luxembourg Space Resources week as an event partner, presenter and visioneering its approach to Space-Based Solar Power. On the first day of the event, Katriin Kristmann from Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) presented  their work on Monograin Layer (MGL) photovoltaics made from lunar regolith. Astrostrom [...]

By |2025-02-07T15:00:32+01:00April 8th, 2024|News, Press|Comments Off on Astrostrom at the Luxembourg Space Resources Week 2024
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ESA funded study finds Solar Power Satellite production on the Moon could eventually ease dependency on fossil fuels on Earth

The Greater Earth Lunar Power Station (GE⊕-LPS) Astrostrom GmbH has been investigating the feasibility of a "Greater Earth Lunar Power Station" (GE⊕-LPS) (*) manufactured on the Moon and assembled at the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point 1 to provide power from lunar orbit to operations on the surface of the Moon. Once the initial station is in [...]

By |2024-01-30T19:02:39+01:00July 24th, 2023|News|0 Comments
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ESA: Lunar Solar Power Satellite

The concept of gathering some of the unlimited sunlight available in space, then transmitting it down to users, was first developed to serve the clean energy needs of planet Earth. But Space-Based Solar Power can also work for the Moon. As part of ESA’s Open Space Innovation Platform Campaign on ‘Clean Energy – New Ideas [...]

By |2023-10-18T10:49:18+02:00July 14th, 2023|Press|0 Comments
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Press Article: 1E9 by Michael Förtsch

English translation: This artist wants to build a solar space station in lunar orbit - ESA supports him. GE⊕-LPS - Greater Earth Lunar Power Station assembly in lunar orbit. A new race to the Moon has started. But this time, different nations want to go to the moon and then stay there. Research [...]

By |2023-05-31T15:50:43+02:00March 7th, 2022|Press|0 Comments
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Press Article: SRF1 Regionaljournal Ostschweiz Solarstrom aus dem Weltall

English translation: Power Plant in Space Solar Power from Space for the Earth A company in Canton Thurgau is now researching the feasibility - on behalf of the European Space Agency. SRF1, Regionaljournal Ostschweiz Friday , 10.12.2021, 14:34 Uhr https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/kraftwerk-im-weltraum-solarstrom-aus-dem-weltall-fuer-die-erde The idea sounds like science fiction: Huge satellites equipped with solar panels are [...]

By |2023-05-31T13:50:14+02:00December 10th, 2021|Press|0 Comments
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Press Article: Untersee Nachrichten by Desirée Müller

English translation: Arthur Woods wants to Build a Solar Power Satellite Factory on the Moon A “space artist” who wants to create the breakthrough in clean energy from space – a somewhat special request from Arthur Woods, without an engineering degree or any specific training in the field. And yet, his idea has been recognized [...]

By |2023-05-31T09:43:43+02:00December 2nd, 2021|Press|0 Comments
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Press Article: Schaffhauser Nachrichten / Thomas Martens

English translation: Space as a Source of Energy In search of an alternative energy resource, Astrostrom - a new company based in  Kaltenbach - reaches for the Moon. On behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA), the company was awarded a one-year contract to research the technical feasibility. Thomas Martens WAGENHAUSEN: In order to meet the obligations [...]

By |2023-05-30T12:49:38+02:00November 19th, 2021|Press|0 Comments
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