Peter Glaser
American scientist and aerospace engineerWikipedia
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Sep 9, 2026
Isabel HiltonGUEST
Mainly what they discovered was that it was very expensive and that there were still obstacles.
Isabel HiltonGUEST
So Asimov's idea – and as soon as you start writing fiction about space, you have to sort of answer the energy question, you know, how are all these things powered? So Asimov's idea was space-based solar, and that was picked up by a man called Peter Glaser, who really – he published a paper in Science – in 1968, arguing that the United States should explore this.
Isabel HiltonGUEST
And he got enough interest that there have, over the years, been various very serious government reports on the feasibility of space-based solar, which have all concluded that, yes, it was technically feasible, but that there were still obstacles to overcome.
Isabel HiltonGUEST
And as I say, those obstacles have gradually fallen.
Isabel HiltonGUEST
Mainly what they discovered was that it was very expensive and that there were still obstacles.
Isabel HiltonGUEST
So Asimov's idea, and as soon as you start writing fiction about space, you have to sort of answer the energy question, you know, how are all these things powered? So Asimov's idea was space-based solar, and that was picked up by a man called Peter Glaser.
Isabel HiltonGUEST
who really – he published a paper in Science in 1968 arguing that the United States should explore this.
Isabel HiltonGUEST
And he got enough interest that there have over the years been various very serious government reports on the feasibility of space-based solar.