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Orion spacecraft’s solar array successfully put to the test

Submit on Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 22:55

On 29 February, a test model of Orion’s solar array was unfolded at NASA’s Plum Brook Station test facility in Sandusky, Ohio to check everything works as expected. The solar panels were made by Airbus Defence and Space in the Netherlands for the ESA module that will supply power and life support for up to four astronauts.

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