ISS Solar Array Arrival at KSC
In view are the first two of six solar arrays shortly before NASA and Boeing workers began lifting them into flight support equipment the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 2, 2021. The 63- by- 20-foot solar arrays will launch to the International Space Station later this year. The six new solar arrays in total will produce more than 120 kilowatts of electricity from the Sun’s energy, enough to power more than 40 average U.S. homes. Combined with the eight original, larger arrays, this advanced hardware will provide 215 kilowatts of energy, a 20 to 30 percent increase in power, helping maximize the space station’s capabilities for years to come. The arrays will produce electricity to sustain the station’s systems and equipment, plus augment the electricity available to continue a wide variety of public and private experiments and research in the microgravity environment of low-Earth orbit.
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KSC-20210402-PH-FMX01_0009
Date Created
April 2, 2021
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KSC
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NASA/Frank Michaux
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SSPF
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