NASA has tapped three companies to help develop new solar arrays to power Artemis missions to the moon by astronauts and robots.
The space agency this month awarded a total of $19.4 million to the companies Astrobotic Technology, Honeybee Robotics and Lockheed Martin to develop vertical solar arrays that can power equipment for Artemis program astronauts or robotic systems on the moon.
“These prototypes will provide promising solutions for reliable power sources on the moon, which are key to the success of almost anything we do on the surface,” Niki Werkheiser, director of technology maturation in NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, said in an Aug. 23 statement(opens in new tab). “This exciting effort plays a critical role that will quite literally help power our Artemis exploration in the uniquely challenging environment of the moon’s South Pole.”
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