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 ...

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 ...

Four giant solar ‘wings’ will provide power for the first crewed mission to the Moon in over 50 years, due to launch later ...

Redwire is offering Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array, or ELSA, a product designed for mass-manufactured satellites. Credit: Redwire WASHINGTON — Redwire has introduced a new solar array product ...

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 ...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technology that enables spacecraft to utilize precision pointing algorithms for attitude control. SwRI is currently integrating the Parallelogram ...

Jessica Meir and Chris Williams spent 7 hours and 2 minutes on EVA today (March 18). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

Space-based solar power represents a transformative shift in renewable energy, capturing sunlight in orbit and transmitting electricity to Earth continuously. Orbiting photovoltaic arrays receive ...

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

As surging AI and compute demand pushes terrestrial data centers to their limit, space-based data centers can harness infinitely abundant solar energy in orbit thanks to Rocket Lab’s rapidly scalable ...