NASA's Photovoltaic Energy Research Plans and Programs

National Aeronautics and Space Administration VSAT Program Overview ● Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) for Lunar Surface NASA STMD Game Changing Development program Led by NASA Langley and NASA Glenn (Richard Pappa/LaRC and AnnaMaria Pal/GRC) Autonomous deployment, 10kW class systems 10 meter minimum height at bottom of the array Stable on steep terrain (adaptable to deploy vertically on slanted terrain up to 15 degrees) Resistant to abrasive lunar dust Minimized both mass and packaged volume for ease in delivery to the lunar surface www.nasa.gov NASA

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