NASA will test solar cells made by Alta Devices at International Space Station, which can be used to power satellites for low Earth orbit missions, such as CubeSats

Briefing

NASA will test solar cells made by Alta Devices at International Space Station, which can be used to power satellites for low Earth orbit missions, such as CubeSats

January 7, 2019

Briefing
  • Solar Cell Test – NASA to test nine solar cells by Alta Devices made with different packaging materials, which will be installed at International Space Station (ISS) in next few weeks
  • Application – Include low Earth orbit missions, potentially powering CubeSats
  • Goal – Evaluate new solar cell and package technologies for future NASA missions, requiring high efficiency, high packing density and low mass solutions
  • MISSE-X – Testing part of NASA's Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-X) flight investigation, launched in November 2018 on board NG CRS-10 mission
  • Evaluation – After one year, solar cells will be returned to Alta Devices and NASA for evaluation

Accelerator
Clean Energy Generation, Distribution and Management, Space Commercialization

Sector
Energy, Government (excluding military)

Source

Original Publication Date
December 12, 2018

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