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Press Releases
LunaGrid’s Vertical Solar Array Technology Enters TVAC
Astrobotic’s Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) is a key technology that will be used to harness solar energy for our commercial lunar power grid is being prepped to enter thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing in Chamber A at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (above)!This follows recent testing of our rover for VOLT, or VSAT Optimized for Lunar Traverse, at NASA’s Glenn Research Center (see below). VOLT brings…
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Astrobotic Wins $34.6M for Power Demo Mission on the Moon
Astrobotic announced today that the company won a $34.6M NASA Tipping Point partnership to demonstrate power transmission on the lunar surface. The award will result in a demonstration on the Moon called LunaGrid-Lite, which will transmit power from a lunar lander to a tethered rover.During this demo, an Astrobotic 6U CubeRover will unreel 1 kilometer of cable from an Astrobotic…
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Press Releases
Hughes in Partnership with Facebook Launches HughesNet Wi-Fi Hotspots in Brazil and Mexico
GERMANTOWN, Md., May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite networks and services, today announced a partnership with Facebook to launch HughesNet® Wi-Fi Hotspots throughout Brazil and Mexico, supported by the Facebook Express Wi-Fi platform. HughesNet Wi-Fi Hotspots empower local merchants of villages and towns to offer affordable Internet access to their customers on a prepaid basis, employing a…
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