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  2. Multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a MMRTG. The multi-mission radioisotope thermoelectric generator (MMRTG) is a type of radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) developed for NASA space missions [1] such as the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Energy's Office of Space and Defense Power Systems within the Office of Nuclear Energy.

  3. Roll Out Solar Array - Wikipedia

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    The Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA) and its larger version ISS Roll Out Solar Array (iROSA) are lightweight, flexible power sources for spacecraft designed and developed by Redwire. [ 1 ] This new type of solar array provides much more energy than traditional solar arrays at much less mass. [ 2 ]

  4. Photovoltaic system - Wikipedia

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    A photovoltaic system, also called a PV system or solar power system, is an electric power system designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics.It consists of an arrangement of several components, including solar panels to absorb and convert sunlight into electricity, a solar inverter to convert the output from direct to alternating current, as well as mounting, cabling, and ...

  5. Solar electric propulsion - Wikipedia

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    An example of work on this type of technology is Advanced Electric Propulsion System. [5] The NASA Solar Technology Application Readiness (NSTAR) ion engine has been used with photovoltaic solar panels, which was tested on the Deep Space 1 mission along with Solar Concentrator Arrays (Launched in 1998 as part of the New Millennium Program). [6] [7]

  6. Solar panels on spacecraft - Wikipedia

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    The Juno mission, launched in 2011, is the first mission to Jupiter (arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016) to use solar panels instead of the traditional RTGs that are used by previous outer Solar System missions, making it the furthest spacecraft to use solar panels to date. [17] [18] It has 50 square metres (540 sq ft) of panels. [19] [20]

  7. Elon Musk - Wikipedia

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    By 2013, SolarCity was the second largest provider of solar power systems in the United States. [139] In 2014, Musk promoted the idea of SolarCity building an advanced production facility in Buffalo, New York, triple the size of the largest solar plant in the United States. [140] Construction of the factory started in 2014 and was completed in ...

  8. Rooftop solar power - Wikipedia

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    As of May 2017, installation of a rooftop solar system costs an average of $20,000. In the past, it had been more expensive. [15] Utility Dive wrote, "For most people, adding a solar system on top of other bills and priorities is a luxury" and "rooftop solar companies by and large cater to the wealthier portions of the American population."

  9. Space-based solar power - Wikipedia

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    The collecting satellite would convert solar energy into electrical energy, power a microwave transmitter or laser emitter, and transmit this energy to a collector (or microwave rectenna) on Earth's surface. Contrary to appearances in fiction, most designs propose beam energy densities that are not harmful if human beings were to be ...