POWER Magazine•21 days ago
Solar Power Satellites and Orbital Data Centers—International Space Law Implications
Key Takeaway
Space-based solar power and orbital data centers represent a potential future frontier for energy and infrastructure, but their viability hinges on resolving complex international legal and property rights issues in space.
AI Summary
- •The article highlights renewed interest in space-based solar power (SBSP) and orbital data centers (ODC), driven by the escalating global demand for computing power.
- •A critical hurdle for these advanced concepts involves clarifying property rights in geostationary orbit (GEO) under the current international space law and treaties.
- •For developers and large power consumers, this signals a potential long-term, high-capacity energy source and data infrastructure solution, contingent on resolving complex legal and regulatory frameworks.
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Article Content
In 2011, I published an article in the Boston University Journal of Science & Technology Law examining space-based solar power (SBSP) and the issue of property rights in space, and more specifically, in geostationary orbit (GEO), under the current regime of international treaties and policies. Today, as the demand for computing power grows, that question […] The post Solar Power Satellites and Orbital Data Centers—International Space Law Implications appeared first on POWER Magazine .