In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:00:01 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Here is a nutty idea. Inspired, but nutty. See: > >http://www.wired.com/news/technology/wireless_special/0,2914,69038-2,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_next1 > AFAIK, the major problem with this concept is beam spreading. Microwaves are so long that by the time the beam reached Earth, the beam would no longer be focused where it was intended. (Any EEs present please correct me on this if I'm wrong). OTOH, there is no reason why the solar cells couldn't be produced on the moon, then shipped to Earth orbit (cheaper than lifting them out of Earth's gravity well). Of course, it might be necessary to capture a comet and bring it to the moon as a water supply. :)
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk In a town full of candlestick makers, everyone lives in the light, In a town full of thieves, there is only one candle, and everyone lives in the night.
