Public Discussion Opened on Space Solar Power

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday July 25, 2007 @07:36AM from the armchair-influence dept.

eldavojohn writes "The National Security Space Office (NSSO), an office of the DoD, has taken a novel approach to a study they are doing on space based solar power. They've opened a public forum for it and are interested in anyone and everyone's expertise, experience and ideas on the best means to harvest energy in space. I suppose this is similar to the DoD's $1 million for an energy pack just without the award. Still, if you want to have an influence on the US's plans in space, this would be an easy armchair place to start. Space.com also has more on the details."

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Patents by DoofusOfDeath · 2007-07-25 07:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

This seems like yet another reason that first-to-file patents are a terrible idea. Such a system could mean that whenever we engage in a public brainstorming session like this, some a$$ho7E comes in patents any good ideas that get floated.