Rocket Lab is showing that's about more than just rockets. The California-based company has introduced a family of customizable solar arrays, designed to fit the changing needs of customer satellites.

The ARAQYS-D3 mission by Dcubed will demonstrate the ability to manufacture a solar array 15 meters long in orbit. Credit: Dcubed BREMEN, Germany — German satellite component company Dcubed is moving ...

US space tech and innovation giant Rocket Lab has unveiled STARRAY, a family of customizable, next-generation solar arrays designed to meet the diverse power needs of satellites operating in any ...

Space-based solar power advances with microwave and laser transmission, orbital assembly, and cost reductions, aiming for ...

The system is based on a highly compact and flexible ultrathin soft solar blanket that acts as the collection panel and can unroll once the satellite reaches orbit. As it does so, a 3D printer system ...

Solestial, a manufacturer of lightweight, radiation-hardened silicon PV products for space, has received $1.2 million to fund the development of a novel solar array wing concept for small satellites ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today it has been selected as a representative organization for the technology development titled “Development of ...

Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers achieved most of their planned tasks on today's (May 1) 5-hour, 44-minute extravehicular activity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A new study assesses the risk of space-based solar power satellites damaging nearby orbital space infrastructure with ...