NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of both solar panels, the final step in checking out these critical spacecraft components in preparation for launch this fall.

Airbus Defence and Space has developed and delivered the qualification model of the solar array for the European Service Module (ESM) of the Orion crewed spacecraft. During a deployment test today at ...

Astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Shane Kimbrough of the United States spacewalked outside the International Space Station on Wednesday as they began the painstaking process of installing new ...

Marietta-based aerospace startup Atomic-6 has won a $2 million Tactical Funding Increase from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to mature and flight qualify the Light Wing solar array for ...

American defense and aerospace manufacturer Lockheed Martin is developing vertical solar array technology (VSAT) to be deployed on the Moon. A statement on the company’s website says its VSAT has the ...

Lockheed Martin engineers working on the Orion crew exploration vehicle will use data from a test deployment by Orion subcontractor ATK as they develop the distinctive Mickey-Mouse-ears solar arrays ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Redwire Corporation (RDW), a global leader in aerospace and defense technology solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed the first deployment ...

A groundbreaking initiative led by faculty from seven top research universities — six of which are in California — aims to accelerate the deployment of solar arrays over the state’s extensive canal ...

GOES-U, the fourth and final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R Series, recently completed a successful test deployment of its solar array to ensure it will function properly in space. Preparing the Juice ...