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DSS-SSL Team Helps NASA Develop Space-Based Solar Array Tech

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space engineeringNASA has partnered with Deployable Space Systems and Space Systems Loral to develop solar cell structures designed to power government space vehicles or commercial communications satellites.

Roll Out Solar Array will work to convert the sun’s rays into energy that could drive ion thrusters of solar electric propulsion spacecraft for NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission and other deep-space exploration programs, the agency said Thursday.

The U.S. Air Force committed to finance a test of ROSA, which the military service plans to deploy with a SpaceX cargo resupply spacecraft scheduled to fly to the International Space Station in spring 2017.

Al Tadros, vice president of Space Systems Loral’s civil and defense unit, said he believes the technology also has potential to increase a commercial satellite’s ability to facilitate broadband and ultra high-definition television services.

DSS and SSL seek to integrate the array into the latter company’s 1300 series satellite platform, according to NASA.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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