The space-based solar power statio­n would captur­e the sun's energy that never makes it to the planet­XIAMEN: China plans to accomplish a 200-tonne megawatt-level space-based solar power station by 2035, according to the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST). The space-based solar power station would capture the sun’s energy that never makes it to the planet, said Wang Li, a CAST research fellow with the program, when attending the sixth China-Russia Engineering Forum held last week in Xiamen, southeast China’s Fujian Province. First all-female spacewalk now later this week, says NASAThe concept of collecting solar power in space was popularised by science fiction author Isaac Asimov in 1941. China has proposed various sunlight collecting solutions and made a number of major breakthroughs in wireless energy transmission since the country listed space-based solar power as a key research program in 2008. Researches in this field will spur the country’s space science and innovation in emerging industries like commercial space transportations, Wang said.

Source: The Express Tribune December 02, 2019 02:03 UTC