Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin Launching solar power from space

Launching solar power from space

Published: June 9, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

b'Since the dawn of the space era, satellites have been solar powered. Now the Navy is testing the revolutionary possibility that satellites could somehow beam solar energy down from orbit. For details on a newly launched experiment, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to electronics engineer and principal investigator with the Naval Research Laboratory, Paul Jaffe.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'