Maxar selects SolAero for Power and Propulsion Element of NASA Gateway
SolAero Technologies, a provider of solar cells, solar panels, and composite structural products for satellite and aerospace applications, was awarded a contract by Maxar Technologies to power the Power and Propulsion Element of NASA‘s Gateway. Under the terms of the contract, SolAero will design and manufacture Solar Power Modules (SPMs) that will supply nearly 70 kilowatts to the Gateway as part of NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration plans, which will enable future missions to Mars.
The SPMs will be designed and manufactured in SolAero’s production facility in Albuquerque, New Mexcio. The SPMs will incorporate SolAero’s latest generation, quadruple-junction “Z4J” solar cells, and utilize automated assembly methods pioneered by SolAero for high-volume production of satellite solar panels and modules.
