When Isaac Asimov created the idea in the 1940s it was simply science fiction, now harvesting solar energy from Earth’s orbit could be a possibility, albeit an expensive one, writes Steven Cutts
When Isaac Asimov created the idea in the 1940s it was simply science fiction, now harvesting solar energy from Earth’s orbit could be a possibility, albeit an expensive one, writes.
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