NASA Plans To Manufacture Solar Cells On Moon, From Scratch
The contract also includes a something called a cislunar transporter, referring to the frame of space between the Earth and the Moon. No word yet on whether or not that would complement an ongoing Air Force Research Laboratory project that covers the same territory. The Air Force project was previously named “” or CHPS for short, evidently by someone who is familiar with late 20th century television shows.
The CalTech project includes three main branches of research. In an update earlier this summer, the school reported that the MAPLE branch of the research has successfully demonstrated the ability to beam energy from space to Earth. That may sound simple enough but the equipment has to be lightweight, foldable, relatively inexpensive, and durable enough to make the trip into space while operating on command.
The school is awaiting results from two other research branches. One is DOLCE , a structure intended to demonstrate the design of a modular spacecraft.
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