China Plans Space-Based Solar Power System Trials From 2028

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SINGAPORE—China is looking to send its first space solar power system (SSPS) experiment into orbit in 2028 in support of its goal to produce and operate a gigawatt-level SSPS by 2050 that can send power back to Earth. The China Aerospace Science & Technology Corp. has laid out a four-phase SSPS...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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