January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
...enclosures, handle mice delicately and perform medical checkups With solar array panels placed at a node at the centre of mass,...limits for humans. The facility would spin with its solar panels continuously facing the Sun to generate the power required...
March 2017
Space research inspires innovation in fashion
... Dresses which morphed into silhouettes reminiscent of satellite solar panels. The micromotor-powered garments crept across the wearers...Dresses from Hussein Chalayan. open their shapes as solar panels during the show. The Chanel couture collection of ...
August 2016
Big or small - aerospace innovates through constraints
... in real time from the edge of space. LEMUR-2-TRUTNA, scheduled to be launched this year, has it’s solar panels extended for testing. The panels are folded for launch but extend shortly after deployment into orbit. Many hurdles...
September 2017
Engaging the private sector in space exploration
.... The Audi lunar quattro soon to land on the Moon. Equipped with a 4-wheeled electrical drive chain, tiltable solar panels, rechargeable batteries and sciencegrade high-definition cameras, the rover will deploy and operate a series of technological...
09 October 2015
First Cubesat from American Tribal College Sent into Space
... of a light camera. The cubesat’s construction allowed student Ryan Beagles, who designed its solar panels, to add some personal touches. “On the top panel, I decided to put the names of all the team members, staff and students, both...
April 2024
The promise of solar energy for sustainable development and space exploration
... the solution in the future, technology and costs permitting. A deployable solar panel and power transmitter structure is lowered over the main body of Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator in preparation for its launch to orbit on 3 January 2023...
