fut_v_c_o_TPMBK (S-77-24187)
From 1977, an artist’s concept of a Solar Power Satellite in operation. The two massive microwave transmission antennas appear to be beaming the collected/converted electricity to separate “rectennas” on earth, one being visible on the outskirts of a major metropolitan area…one of the likely recipients of the collected energy.
No artist information unfortunately.
Many informative sites available, but none better than the following:
spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2016/12/energy-from-space...
Credit: DSFP's SPACEFLIGHT HISTORY blog/David S. F. Portree
"A rectenna is a rectifying antenna — a special type of receiving antenna that is used for converting electromagnetic energy into direct current (DC) electricity. They are used in wireless power transmission systems that transmit power by radio waves."
Above per Wikipedia
fut_v_c_o_TPMBK (S-77-24187)
From 1977, an artist’s concept of a Solar Power Satellite in operation. The two massive microwave transmission antennas appear to be beaming the collected/converted electricity to separate “rectennas” on earth, one being visible on the outskirts of a major metropolitan area…one of the likely recipients of the collected energy.
No artist information unfortunately.
Many informative sites available, but none better than the following:
spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2016/12/energy-from-space...
Credit: DSFP's SPACEFLIGHT HISTORY blog/David S. F. Portree
"A rectenna is a rectifying antenna — a special type of receiving antenna that is used for converting electromagnetic energy into direct current (DC) electricity. They are used in wireless power transmission systems that transmit power by radio waves."
Above per Wikipedia