Next100 - A Dialogue on the Next Century of Energy

By Johnathan Marshall, Editor Next100, Posted 10/27/10

Link: http://www.next100.com/2010/10/partners-in-space.php

"When President Obama visits India in a couple of weeks to help cement the two countries’ strategic and economic relationship, he should make room on the agenda for a visionary plan to create a joint space-based solar energy program.  That’s the provocative recommendation of a recent report drafted by a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, and published by the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, a think tank based in New Delhi and funded by India’s defense ministry."  There is also significant NASA-related interest in this topic as seen by the agenda (Session #6) for the October 29-31, 2010 Space Studies Institute conference at NASA Ames Research Center.  International interest in the space community is growing and discussions that may lead to effective collaborations are already underway.