solar arrays

The BepiColombo Mission To Mercury is Losing Power

BepiColombo is a joint ESA/JAXA mission to Mercury. It was launched in 2018 on a complex trajectory to the Solar…

7 months ago

InSight Deploys its Solar Cells, Prepared for Surface Operations on Mars!

The InSight Lander, which had touched down on the Martian surface just hours before, has deployed its solar cells and…

6 years ago

You Can’t See the Great Wall of China From Space, But You Can See Their Giant Solar Farm

While the Great Wall of China is not readily visible from space (we debunked that popular myth here) there are…

8 years ago

Amazing Panorama of Western Europe at Night from Space Station

[/caption] An amazing panorama revealing Western Europe’s ‘Cities at Night’ with hardware from the stations robotic 'hand' and solar arrays…

13 years ago

“Suits and Ties” Collaborate on Successful Space Station Repair

At the end of Wednesday's successful spacewalk to change out a faulty motor on one of the International Space Station's…

17 years ago