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1965: First Satellite Solar Power Station Design Patented

Dr. Peter Glaser invents and patents the first design of a satellite solar power station (SPS). Microwave power transmission pioneer William C. Brown begins working with Glaser. The SPS launches an entirely new aspect of the solar industry. [US Department of Energy, 2002 pdf file ; Space Solar Power Institute, 2013; Solar Power World, 5/2013]