Tag: Solar Cells
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Space Solar Partners with Thales Alenia Space to Deliver Space-Based Solar Power
One of the leading space-energy companies, Space Solar has announced an innovation partnership with Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), to continue their collaboration on the first commercial space-based solar power (SBSP) system. The agreement reflects the strategic alignment of the two companies toward SBSP and recognition of the…
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DCUBED Announces World-First In-Space Manufacturing Demonstration Mission
DCUBED, the German NewSpace hardware manufacturer, has announced that it is to demonstrate in-space manufacturing as part of a demonstration mission expected in Q1 2024. This will be the first time ever that a product has been manufactured in free space. The demonstration will see the production of a roughly 30-centimetre, 3D-printed truss structure, and is…
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Solestial’s 20-Kilowatt Solar Blanket to Power Atomos’s Orbital Transfer Vehicles
Solestial, the solar energy company for space, and in-space logistics provider Atomos Space announced a multi-mission sales agreement for a minimum of 20 kilowatts of Solestial’s ultrathin, low-mass, radiation-hardened solar blankets. Solestial’s photovoltaic system will be demonstrated on Atomos’s first mission, scheduled for February 2024, and then will provide primary power for Atomos’s solar-electric orbital…
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Momentus Deploys All Payloads from Vigoride-6 Orbital Service Vehicle
Momentus, a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, has deployed all customer payloads from its Vigoride-6 Orbital Service Vehicle launched in April 2023 aboard the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission. To date, Momentus has deployed a total of 15 customer satellites over three missions conducted over the past year and has…
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NASA Partners with U.S. Companies to Develop Technologies for Lunar Exploration
NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop technologies that could support long-term exploration on the Moon and in space for the benefit of all. The technologies range from lunar surface power systems to tools for in-space 3D printing, which will expand industry capabilities for a sustained human presence on the Moon through Artemis, as…
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Redwire Selected by NASA to Develop Technology for Building Critical Infrastructure on Moon
Redwire Corporation, one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, has been selected for a $12.9 million NASA Tipping Point award to prototype a first-of-its-kind manufacturing technology intended to build critical infrastructure on the surface of the Moon, including landing pads, roads and foundations for habitats. This technology could enable…
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Redwire Awarded Follow-On Contract from Boeing to Develop Additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays for the ISS
Redwire Corporation one of the leaders in space infrastructure for the next-generation space economy, announced that it has been awarded a follow-on contract from Boeing to develop two additional Roll-Out Solar Arrays (IROSA) for the International Space Station. The IROSAs augment the space station’s power supply to support critical research and space operations. This award…
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The Aerospace Corporation’s Blinker Transponder Advances Space Traffic Management Capabilities
The Aerospace Corporation, a national nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center that addresses complex problems across the space enterprise and other areas of national and international significance through agility, innovation, and objective technical leadership has designed and developed ‘Blinker’ a small, self-contained and autonomous transponder that can provide near real-time…
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Aphelion Orbitals Introduces New Solar Panel for Cubesats
Aphelion Orbitals, an innovative nanosatellite manufacturer and launch services provider, expanding access to space for small satellites using game-changing, ultra-low-cost reliable launch services and spacecraft has introduced a new solar panel for CubeSats. The 1U Solar Panel from Aphelion is a Cubesat solar panel that utilizes flight-proven, high-efficiency 30.5% triple junction solar cells and a…
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Azur Space Building Latest Technology Based Solar Cell With 50+ Years of Experience
Azur Space Solar Power is a global player in development and production of multi-junction solar cells for space PV and terrestrial CPV applications. Based on more than 50 years of experience in space solar cell technology, Azur Space brings back from space its latest photovoltaic technology for terrestrial applications. Their state-of-the-art solar cells offer high…