Tag: Solar Panels
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NASA’s Trio of Mini Rovers to Demonstrate New Autonomous Robotic Technology
NASA is sending a trio of miniature rovers to the Moon to see how well they can cooperate with one another without direct input from mission controllers back on Earth. A teamwork-minded experiment to demonstrate new technology, the CADRE (Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration) project marks another step the agency is taking toward developing robots…
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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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ESA Selects Thales Alenia Space to Conduct Feasibility Study for SOLARIS Initiative
Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a feasibility study for the SOLARIS initiative, which will determine the viability of a project to provide clean energy from spaceborne solar power plants to meet requirements down on Earth. Europe is…
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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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NPC Spacemind: Empowering Research to Commercial Services in the Space Sector
Drawing upon over a decade of expertise in constructing intricate automated machinery and pioneering advancements in the space sector, NPC Spacemind endeavors to provide an all-inclusive range of services tailored for nanosatellite manufacturers and operators. Moreover, Spacemind leverages its specialized knowledge in various cutting-edge domains within the industry. This includes offering products and services to…
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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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Rocket Lab Spacecraft Built for Varda Space Industries Successfully Starts On Orbit Operations
Rocket Lab USA, one of the global leaders in launch services and space systems, announced its spacecraft for Varda Space Industries, a leading in-space manufacturing, and hypersonic re-entry logistics company, is successfully operating in orbit after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission. The spacecraft was developed, manufactured, and tested at Rocket…
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EnduroSat to Connect, Build and Progress Through Space Technology
EnduroSat is a space company on a mission to transform the complex satellite industry into a streamlined data service, enabling instant access and transactions with space data on the cloud from hundreds of sensors in orbit. Raycho Raychev, Founder & CEO, says – “Arthur C. Clarke once wrote “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from…
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Life and Materials Science Payloads, CubeSats Set to Fly on SpaceX’s Resupply Mission to the ISS
A student-led genetics investigation, six small satellites called CubeSats, a technology demonstration, and life and materials science payloads are set to fly on SpaceX’s 28th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) contracted by NASA. These investigations, sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory, will launch onboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft no…