China to Build Space Solar Power Station Pioneered by Caltech

China to Build Space Solar Power Station Pioneered by Caltech
The Jiuquan space center in the Gobi Desert in Jiuquan, northwest China's Gansu Province, on June 11, 2013. AFP/AFP/Getty Images
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China announced it will begin building megawatt-capable solar power stations in space by 2035, as it intends to displace the United States as the leading space power.