TOKYO -- A team of Japanese researchers are launching an experiment Wednesday to test technology that would collect solar energy in space and transmit power to Earth.
Japan Space Systems (JSS) will operate aircraft equipped with energy transmission panels flying 5-to-7 kilometers above sea level and beam back microwaves to the ground that will be turned into electricity. JSS is conducting the project under commission from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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