China to use space station to test space-based solar power -
A pair of Shenzhou 14 astronauts outside Tiangong during the mission's third EVA on Nov. 16, 2022. Credit: CMSA
Robotic arms already operating on the outside of Tiangong will be used to test on-orbit assembly of modules for a space-based solar power test system, Yang Hong, chief designer of the Tiangong space station said in a presentation at the ongoing China Space Conference. The test will be designed to “promote breakthroughs in individual technologies, accumulate on-orbit experimental data, and make contributions to the realization of carbon peak and carbon neutrality,” Yang told CCTV.Yang noted that SBSP is one pathway to new, green energy, but that such a project still faces many technical challenges. Work is underway however.
This first phase test is to be followed by a second phase experiment conducted in geostationary orbit, requiring accurate energy transmission over a distance of 35,800 kilometers to Earth, according to earlier presentations.
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