That's correct — power from space! According to DailyTech's online website, there's a new project that hopes to gather and then send enough power from space to light one lightbulb. As the article indicates, the concept of an orbiting satellite gathering power from space and beaming it down to the ground to power devices on Earth may sound like science fiction, but that is exactly what the One Lightbulb project hopes to accomplish.

The project will start in December when the Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies at the U.S. Air Force Academy will start the construction of two satellites for the task. Two satellites are being built at the same time, with one being called Light and the other Heavy. The reason for two satellites is to ensure that success of the project occurs in the face of possible adversity. Two satellites help ensure the project doesn’t die if financial or legal troubles plague one satellite. LiveScience Blog reports each satellite would weigh 400 pounds or less and the planned launch date is in 2010. If the Light mission were launched, laser energy would be received from the ground to light up a one-tenth watt LED lightbulb. To read the entire article, access this direct link...