Space Solar Power Aids Space Settlement

This visualization describes the principal energy components of the Hyperion Space Settlement. Sunlight being abundantly available in space, electricity will be produced to meet the settlement's basic energy requirements. To the extent feasible, Hyperion will also trade its surplus energy with Earth.

The Grand Prize for the 2011 NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest went to a team of 7 students (11-12 grades) from Punjab, India for creating the Hyperion Space Settlement.

This year the contest received 355 submissions from 1078 students sponsored by 114 teachers. Entries came from 14 countries: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, China, India, Ireland, Japan, Pakistan, Romania, Singapore, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

The prize was conferred on the students during the International Space Development Conference 2011 (ISDC 2011) held in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.

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