Power Boost Coming For Small Sats

Credit: CEO Andrew Rush with solar array: Made in Space
HOUSTON—Small satellite operators may achieve a significant power boost with a new robotic device from Made in Space, Inc.—the Archinaut Power Kit (APK), developed to robotically assemble an efficient spacecraft solar array post-deployment. Satellites in the 150-300-kg (330-660 lb.) class could see...

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