Space Solar Power Review, Vol. 1 ♦ p. 1, 1980 Printed in the USA. All rights reserved. 0191-9067/80/010001-01$2.00/0 Copyright ° 1980 SUN SAT Energy Council EDITORIAL The decision to publish the Space Solar Power Review under the auspices of the Sunsat Energy Council was taken by its Board of Directors in recognition of the increasing international interest in the solar power satellite concept and in keeping with the charter of the Council to foster the positive exploration of solar power satellites as a means of providing a nondepletable energy source for the benefit of mankind. Although solar power satellites could make significant contributions to meeting global energy demands only after the year 2000, the steps towards developing the relevant technologies and the resolution of economic, environmental, and societal issues will have to proceed in the interim. The role of the Space Solar Power Review is to serve as an archival publication where high quality contributions from authors working in many countries will record the progress made in generating power in space for use on Earth or in space. These contributions are expected to form a foundation for workers who will participate in the efforts to achieve the inevitable transition from the limited nonrenewable terrestrial resources to the inexhaustible resources available in the solar system. The success of the Space Solar Power Review will be in the hands of authors who submit their contributions for possible publication and the readers who will value the information presented in succeeding issues of the Review. The Council has high hopes for achieving the objectives of the Review under the editorship of Professor John Freeman, assisted by an outstanding Editorial Board, representative of the international technical community. Pergamon Press has been selected as the publisher of the Space Solar Power Review because of their demonstrated capabilities to produce journals of the highest caliber and to distribute such journals worldwide to institutional and individual subscribers. The Review will be available to members of the Council as part of their membership, and will also serve as a means of communication with members. The Council invites potential authors to submit the results of their creative work to the Editor-In-Chief and to join in the efforts to utilize space for the benefit of mankind. PETER E. GLASER, President Sunsat Energy Council
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