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Sharp Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation with over 50 years of experience delivering space-qualified solar cells for various mission requirements. Sharp's solar cells were first authorized for space use in 1972 and have since powered over 180 satellites and space probes, including JAXA's SLIM lunar lander. The company offers a range of solar cells, including triple-junction and IMM3J cells, and provides machines for manufacturing processes. Sharp's pioneering solar development is compatible with applications in outer space.

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Janice Starzyk, vice president of commercial space at Bryce Space and Technology, expects that 2020 would have been a fairly slow year for commercial launches even without the COVID-19 pandemic due to a sharp drop in orders for commercial geostationary communications satellites in recent years.

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World View envisioned a series of Stratollites providing imagery with a resolution as sharp as 0.05 m.

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The Radarsat Constellation Mission satellites’ C-band radars can produce synthetic aperture radar imagery with resolutions as sharp as three meters.

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Robert Sharp was sworn in as NGA director in February 2019 after previously commanding the Office of Naval Intelligence and directing the National Maritime Intelligence Integration Office.

GovernanceValue 4.0Jun 3, 2019National Geospatial Intelligence Agency challenged to keep up with volatile world

Robert Sharp delivered a keynote speech at GEOINT 2019 in San Antonio as NGA director.

GovernanceValue 1.8Jun 3, 2019National Geospatial Intelligence Agency challenged to keep up with volatile world

Robert Sharp will be the fourth military officer to serve as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

GovernanceValue 3.2Feb 3, 2019Q&A: Cardillo touts industry partnerships as he leaves NGA

Kymeta partnered with television manufacturer Sharp to build flat panel antennas using the same infrastructure used to mass produce liquid-crystal displays.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 7, 2018German startup takes Kymeta-like LCD approach to flat panel antenna manufacturing
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