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China Group Announces Successful Test of Space-Based Solar Power

June 19, 2022 admin China, France, India, Japan, nasa, news, Solar, solar array, space-based solar power, u.s., uk, xidian university

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 17:16:00 +0000

A research team at Xidian University in China announced it has successfully tested technology that would enable a space-based solar power plant that could transmit energy to Earth, akin to similar technology earlier announced by NASA and studied by other groups over the past decade. The “Daily Project” team, led by Duan Baoyan of Xidian […]

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NASA Funds Work On Solar Sails That Can Steer

May 31, 2022 admin Aviation, clean power, clean transport, nasa, Solar energy, solar sails

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 15:05:12 +0000

When we think of solar power, we usually think of photovoltaic technology, or technology that converts light from the sun into electricity. But there are plenty of other ways to use the sun’s power. On Earth, we also use solar heat for things like solar ovens or solar water heaters, for example. Now, NASA is […]

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Repairing A Solar Array In Space

April 25, 2022 admin Aviation, clean power, clean transport, lucy mission, nasa, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:25:00 +0000

Here on Earth, solar power is one of the ultimate sources of off-grid electricity. Unless you’re in the far north and don’t get sunlight half the year or you’re somewhere that’s frequently cloudy, it’s a very dependable source of electricity that can be used to charge batteries and power everything from a phone, to a […]

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Nissan & NASA To Take On Solid-State Battery Challenge

April 11, 2022 admin batteries, cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, nasa, Nissan, solid-state batteries

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:25:16 +0000

Nissan/NASA research effort aims to create the next generation of batteries.

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Electric Regional Air Mobility Discussion With NASA Report Lead Author Kevin Antcliff

March 22, 2022 admin autonomous vehicles, Aviation, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, ev charging, faa, green economy, green jobs, INTERVIEWS, investment, Manufacturing, nasa, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:30:52 +0000

Imagine you’re a family of 4 heading to a ski resort in the region. You take an electric Uber to your local small airport. You’re in the air in 15 minutes. You land near the resort and another electric Uber takes you to the hill. You fly quietly over the often dangerous mountain roads, enjoying the scenery from the air. All for the cost of getting there by other means, but in a fraction of the time.

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‘Hidden Figures’ Mathematician Katherine Johnson Defined Her Century and Left a Legacy for Ours

February 24, 2020 admin apollo program, john glenn, katherine johnson, Langley, nasa, RIP, segregation, tech-science, women in stem

Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 19:38:46 +0000

Johnson, the inspiration for the film ‘Hidden Figures,’ graduated university at 18 and calculated orbital flight trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo programs. She died on Monday at age 101.

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