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Space station completes roll-out solar power upgrade
The space station's solar upgrade is complete, using panels that launch rolled up and unfurl in orbit.
Images: NASA · Music: "Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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The gist
- NASA lists 8 roll-out arrays in the completed upgrade.
- Together they are expected to add more than 160 kilowatts.
- Each is about half the size of the station's older arrays, which helps it fit for launch.
What happened
NASA reports that the International Space Station's solar power upgrade is complete. The new arrays travel as cylinders and, once installed, open out like yoga mats.
Why it matters
The added power supports astronauts' life support and research investigations intended to improve life on Earth.
How we know
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. space agency, lists the installed arrays and their expected combined power gain in its October 15 completion report.
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- Images: NASA (Public domain, U.S. Government work (NASA media usage guidelines: NASA content is generally not subject to copyright in the United States))
- Narration: Grok voice Lumen
- Music: "Floating Cities" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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