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Spotlight of Heat (Orbital Microwaves)
Using an orbiting satellite microwave array to heat a specific portion of a planetary surface. (Read the full article)
| "See also the Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson" (Saks Russel 11/20/2006 11:41:55 PM ) |
| "What's new on the Alliens issue?" (Georgewaters Ojeigbe 6/13/2007 3:55:12 AM ) |
| "Compare also to Clarke's "The Fountains of Paradise" which uses a laser on a weather satellite to provide heat to the stuck space elevator. " (Andrew Dalke 5/11/2011 12:45:35 PM ) |
| "Andrew, thanks, I'll look it up and post it." (Bill Christensen 5/13/2011 4:46:13 PM ) |
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