Additional Considerations As is the case in any paper, there are those issues on which only the surface can be scratched; and in this case, these issues are as follow: [1] Power is supplied primarily by solar panels sized to be 182 square meters per component. (These solar arrays, four 6 x 8.5 m panels per component, as calculated in Table 6, can be seen on Figs. 3, 4, and 5 ) Since SPORE spends much of its orbit in the Earth's shadow, power must be stored to ensure an uninterrupted supply of energy. Serving this purpose will be nickel cadmium batteries and/or fuel cells. The shadowing of one component onto another, due to inherencies imposed by the configuration design, will be offset either by a wire power distribution system or by beaming energy by microwave, from those components with a surplus to those with a deficit, which will serve to balance the levels of energy throughout the facility. For example, if the solar arrays of a^o are temporarily in shadow (due to roll), and component a0.7 is >n the sun, component a0 7 can beam excess energy across SPORE to component a, 0. This consideration adds to the efficiency of the total system and is augmented by computer control. 12 j Radiation protection is primarily furnished by the shell structure. From the exterior skin wall
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