ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SolAero
Technologies Corp. (SolAero), a leading provider of high efficiency
solar cells, solar panels, and composite structural products for
satellite and aerospace applications, congratulates the team at
NASA's Jet Propulsion Labs (JPL) on the successful maiden flight of
the Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity. SolAero is proud to have
supplied the solar panel that has enabled the first powered,
controlled flight on another planet.
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The solar panel for Ingenuity was manufactured in SolAero's
state-of-the-art production facility in Albuquerque, NM. The panel is populated with
SolAero's industry-leading, 33.0% efficient IMM (Inverted
Metamorphic Multi-junction) class of solar cells that generate in
excess of 10% more power than other space solar cells in production
today. The IMM is also more than 40% lighter than typical space
grade solar cells. The combination of higher efficiency and
significantly lower mass was a critical factor that was deemed
mission enabling for Ingenuity's successful flight.
The success of Ingenuity further extends SolAero's long history
of powering satellites and spacecrafts for NASA and JPL, including
the Mars 2020 Cruise Stage, the InSight Lander that is currently
operating on the Mars surface, the DAWN asteroid mission, the
Parker Solar Probe to the sun, the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust
Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission and many others.
"SolAero is extremely proud to be a part of this history-making
flight and supporting it with the highest performance solar panels
available," said Brad
Clevenger, CEO of SolAero Technologies. "SolAero's industry
leading technology and track record of performance continue to make
it the supplier of choice for the most demanding satellite
applications."
About SolAero Technologies Corp.
SolAero Technologies
is a leading provider of satellite solar power solutions and
precision aerospace structures to the global space markets,
encompassing a wide array of applications including civil space
exploration, science and earth observation, defense intelligence
and communication, and commercial telecommunications industries.
The business was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. For
more information about SolAero, visit https://solaerotech.com/
About NASA/JPL
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a
unique national research facility that carries out robotic space
and Earth science missions. JPL helped open the Space Age by
developing America's first Earth-orbiting science satellite,
creating the first successful interplanetary spacecraft, and
sending robotic missions to study all the planets in the solar
system as well as asteroids, comets and Earth's moon. In addition
to its missions, JPL developed and manages NASA's Deep Space
Network, a worldwide system of antennas that communicates with
interplanetary spacecraft. JPL is a federally funded research and
development center managed for NASA by Caltech. For more
information about JPL, visit https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
Contact:
Ms. Maggie Smith
Corporate Marketing Communications Manager
(505) 463-1732
maggie_smith@solaerotech.com
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