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THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
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Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

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Congressional Briefing
Friday, September 21, 2001 -- 1:00 p.m.
B-374 Rayburn House Office Building

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Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power:
An Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy

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Richard J. Schwartz, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, and Chair, Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, The National Academies

Richard L. Kline, United Satellite Launch Services, Great Falls, Virginia and Member, Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, The National Academies

Molly K. Macauley, Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington, D.C. and Member, Committee for the Assessment of NASA's Space Solar Power Investment Strategy, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, The National Academies

A new report from the National Academies, Laying the Foundation for Space Solar Power assesses NASA's strategy for investing in research and technology necessary to generate electricity from solar power in space. It evaluates how well the investment strategy meets program objectives, and identifies the most critical technologies, opportunities for collaboration, and gaps that need filling in order for NASA to demonstrate technologies necessary to field a full-scale system.

This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on September 24, 2001 and can be found, in its entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press.