Space-Based Solar Power Documentary

The fever over Space-Based generation of solar power is rising. A new documentary aimed at students is covering the potential for solar power to be beamed back to earth. It's being shown for free at The Futures Channel and is approx. 19 minutes long.

The Pentagon is conducting a study on this subject as well as other groups. It's possible that 1.2 Million jobs could be created by developing Space-Based Solar Power into a viable industry in the coming years!

The makers of the documentary hope to inspire these students to become future engineers, scientists, researchers, etc.

"It's going to be the new generation of students coming through the system now that are going to be the engineers, the designers, the builders of these systems," Air Force Col. Michael "Coyote" Smith, a space-based solar power strategist, says in his interview. A program to build space-based solar power technology would require people across hundreds of career tracks, ranging from electrical, mechanical, and aerospace engineers to metallurgists and welding technicians, he explains.

The idea is to inspire a critical thinking ability and a love for mathematics which will be essential to anyone entering the field.

Check out the documentary called "Powering the Planet" at the Futures Channel.