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Solar Power

Rendering of Scorpius heating thermal capacitor. Credit: Rhea Space Activity

Space Force eyes solar-powered vehicles for operations near the moon

July 30, 2021
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| Moon missions, Solar Power, Space Force

By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 30 July 2021 RSA won an SBIR contract funded by the Space Force to design a spacecraft with a solar-thermal propulsion system.  WASHINGTON — A startup under contract to the U.S. Space Force is investigating the use of solar-powered vehicles for operations in

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