Ascent Solar Technologies is a leading innovator and manufacturer of flexible, lightweight thin-film solar panels, utilizing Copper-Indium-Gallium-Selenide (CIGS) technology. Their photovoltaic (PV) modules are designed for use in space missions, offering high performance and resilience in harsh environments. Ascent Solar partners with organizations like NASA and provides solutions for satellite power systems, in-space manufacturing, and lunar surface operations.
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Selection for the LISA-T mission is the culmination of years of Ascent Solar Technologies' work with NASA.
Ascent Solar Technologies' solar module products will fly on NASA’s upcoming Lightweight Integrated Solar Array and AnTenna (LISA-T) mission.
Modules tested on NASA’s MISSE-X experiment validated the resilience of Ascent Solar Technologies’ CIGS material in the space environment.
Paul Warley is the CEO of Ascent Solar Technologies.
Ascent Solar Technologies optimized its photovoltaic modules to meet the spacecraft mass and power budgets for LISA-T.
Ascent Solar Technologies’ solar module products will fly on NASA’s upcoming Lightweight Integrated Solar Array and AnTenna (LISA-T) mission, scheduled for launch this summer.
Above: Orbital received a $75,000 U.S. Air Force contract in May to work with Ascent Solar Technologies on manufacturing thin-film solar photovoltaics in space.
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI) introduced a new line of Space Hardware Development Kits (HDKs) at the Space Foundation Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from 2023-04-17-20, 2023.