Moonshot+ Lunar Architecture and Infrastructure Space-Based Solar Power for Lunar habitats

Angelo Cervone

Space Engineering Department

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September 11^th, 2024

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• Power is generated by assets in orbit, and beamed down wireless to users or facilities on ground
• Increasing interest, many projects and studies funded by ESA and NASA
• Very attractive option for sustainable power generation and for (colonization) missions to the Moon or Mars
• SBSP will be considered the primary power supply source for the Lunar habitats studied by Moonshot+ LA&I
• Aspects such as astrodynamics/orbits, energy efficiency, launch and assembly, scalability are of special relevance

Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP)

Thesis Goal

Design a SBSP system to serve a Lunar habitat, based on requirements (also) coming from other Moonshot+ LA&I researchers

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Are you ready to take this challenge?

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