NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission successfully completed spacecraft commissioning this week, opening its instrument doors to capture “first light,” the mission’s first images of the […]
Solar Power Systems
Space Solar’s new CFO was former RBS Head of Technology, Media, and Telecom
Space Solar, provider of space-based solar power, has appointed Richard Winslade as Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and member of the board. A former Head of Technology, Media, and Telecom Advisory […]
IM-2 lands on the Moon but its status is uncertain
After a successful launch last week aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission landed on the Moon on March 6 shortly after 11:30 a.m. EST. The craft […]
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. intros space hardware development kits for solar applications
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI) has introduced a new line of easy to integrate Space Hardware Development Kits (HDKs) during the Space Foundation Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, […]
Momentus’ propulsion system completes initial in-space tests
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has successfully completed the initial test sequence on-orbit of the company’s pioneering Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) that relies on solar power and uses distilled water as […]
MMA Design delivers solar power from space for AFRL experiment
In partnership with Northrop Grumman and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), MMA Design has developed and delivered a Flight Deployment Subsystem for AFRL’s Arachne flight experiment. Arachne uses components […]
Northrop Grumman is turning science fiction into science fact by transmitting solar energy from space to Earth
In the 1940s, science fiction author Isaac Asimov theorized the concept of collecting the sun’s energy in space, then beaming that energy down to Earth. Today, Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power […]
Boeing’s Spectrolab to power JPL’s Earth Surface Survey Mission
More than 3,000 solar cells will power the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, as the internationally led mission conducts the first global survey of water on the Earth’s […]
mPower Technology selected by Gravitics as solar module supplier for StarMax
The DragonSCALES™ solar power system from mPower Technology, Inc., will be used as the solar power solution for the Gravitics StarMax™ space station modules. Gravitics has introduced StarMax, a flexible-use, […]
Sierra Space rolls out high-power density Solar Power Systems
Sierra Space has started the delivery of the firm’s proprietary, patented, Surface Mount Technology (SMT) solar power systems. Sierra Space’s solar arrays will supply the satellite industry with higher power […]