re: #166 abolitionist
1) too much
2) too much
3) too much
4) has potential
5) For one thing, when there is 18000+ miles between microwave transmitter and receiver (for energy transfer, not communications), the size(s) of those structures required are pretty big.
Where is your ambition? Actually, I think it is about 22,000 miles, but the size of the structures on the ground are quite manageable. The problem is in the present state of launch cost per kilo.