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Europa Clipper powers up for journey to Jupiter

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is now fully powered for its long voyage to Jupiter following the successful deployment of ...
Nature

Design and simulation of a solar array deployment mechanism for a small satellite using implicit time-stepping

Solar Arrays (SA’s) of a satellite are typically folded within the launcher. After the satellite is inserted into its orbit, SA’s are unfolded (or deployed) and locked. The deployment is a critical ...
Phys.org

Developing technology to deploy stabilized solar arrays and enable spacecraft docking

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technology to stiffen deployable structures on spacecraft, enabling autonomous spacecraft docking operations. SwRI is currently integrating the ...
pv magazine International

Redwire deploys 60 kW roll-out solar array for first lunar orbit space station

Jacksonville, Florida-based Redwire Corporation announced it completed the first deployment test of its roll-out solar arrays (ROSA) for the lunar Gateway space station. Redwire said the 60 kW ROSAs ...