Tag: Solar power
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Blue Origin talks up technology that could eventually turn moon dirt into solar cells
Blue Origin says coin-sized solar cells like this one could be made from lunar material. (Blue Origin Photo) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture isn’t just working on rockets and space stations: The Kent, Wash.-based company is also developing a technology that could someday transform the moon’s soil into materials for electricity-producing solar cells and…
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ESA/NASA astronauts complete scaled-back spacewalk to install new solar array on ISS
Two astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) to attempt to install the first of six new Boeing-built solar arrays — part of a program to increase the station’s electrical power generation capacity as its science and research demands increase and future expansion plans continue. The Extravehicular Activity (EVA) – officially known as US…
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Space Force will test solar power transmission during X-37B space plane’s next mystery flight
The Pentagon’s X-37B space plane is encapsulated within the payload fairing of its Atlas 5 launch vehicle. (Boeing Photo) When a Boeing-built X-37B space plane is sent into orbit this month for the test program’s sixth flight, it will try out a technology that’s been more than a decade in the making: space-based solar power.…