We lack an efficient way to beam high-power electrical energy across orbital distances.
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Space-based solar power requires transmitting multi-gigawatt microwave or laser beams safely through Earth's atmosphere. Phased array antenna precision and efficiency losses remain significant engineering bottlenecks.
Citation ID: WS02091
Title: We lack an efficient way to beam high-power electrical energy across orbital distances.
URL: https://worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=2091