Soyuz MS-28 departs the ISS, three spacewalks install upgrades to solar arrays and antennaeFollowing the departure of the Soyuz MS-28 crewed spacecraft from the International Space Station on… The post Soyuz MS-28 departs the ISS, three spacewalks install upgrades to solar arrays and antennae appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Moog taps Redwire to provide solar arrays for MeteorWASHINGTON — Redwire announced the first award for its new solar arrays, a $12.8 million contract from Moog. Under the contract announced March 24, Redwire will deliver Extensible Low-Profile Solar Array (ELSA) wings for Moog’s Meteor satellite bus ordered by an undisclosed national security customer. ELSA unveiled earlier this month, is designed to provide 50% more […] The post Moog taps Redwire to provide solar arrays for Meteor appeared first on SpaceNews.
Solar array deal sheds more light on South Korea’s defense constellationSouth Korea’s plans for a national security constellation are coming into sharper focus after a March 18 solar array supply deal set the stage for a first demonstrator as early as the second half of 2027. The post Solar array deal sheds more light on South Korea’s defense constellation appeared first on SpaceNews.
Valen array advances multi-mission sensing techLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2026 Northrop Grumman has introduced Valen, a new multifunction active electronically scanned array that the company describes as a generational leap in sensing technology for U.S. and allied forces. The wideband array is designed to deliver enhanced situational awareness and a tactical edge across crewed and uncrewed platforms operating from the atmosphere to space. Valen combines radar, elect
AST SpaceMobile deploys record low orbit cellular array on BlueBird 6Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2026 AST SpaceMobile has completed the unfolding of its next generation BlueBird 6 satellite, deploying what it describes as the largest commercial communications array antenna yet placed in low Earth orbit. The Midland, Texas based company is developing a space based cellular broadband network designed to connect directly with everyday smartphones for commercial and government users. BlueBird
Teledyne detector arrays power NASAs BlackCAT CubeSat X-ray missionSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Teledyne Technologies has confirmed that its Space Imaging division has successfully deployed Speedster HyViSI Hybrid Visible Silicon Imager focal plane arrays aboard NASAs BlackCAT CubeSat mission, which launched on January 11, 2026 on a SpaceX Twilight rideshare flight. The mission, led by Pennsylvania State University, places an x ray observatory on a Cub
AST BlueBird 6 enters orbit as record low Earth orbit cellular arrayLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 AST SpaceMobile Inc. has confirmed the successful orbital launch of its BlueBird 6 satellite, described as the largest commercial communications array deployed in low Earth orbit and designed to support space-based cellular broadband services for commercial and government users. The mission lifted off at 10:25 p.m. EST on December 23 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Indi
Italian-Dutch space company Revolv Space launches new, larger solar array drive assemblyWARSAW, Poland — Italian-Dutch company Revolv Space has its first customer for the company’s next-generation solar array drive assembly (SADA) for medium-sized platforms and constellations, a product known as MARA. Filippo Oggionni, the chief commercial officer and co-founder of Revolv Space, told SpaceNews that the company has sold 10 units of MARA, which Revolve launched […] The post Italian-Dutch space company Revolv Space launches new, larger solar array drive assembly appeared first on SpaceNews.
Dcubed to demonstrate in-space manufacturing of solar arraysGerman satellite component company Dcubed is moving into in-space manufacturing with a series of missions to demonstrate production of large solar arrays in orbit. The post Dcubed to demonstrate in-space manufacturing of solar arrays appeared first on SpaceNews.
OHB Awarded Germany’s First Square Kilometre Array Observatory ContractBremen-based OHB Digital Connect has been awarded a €10.7 million contract to supply 86 highly sensitive receivers for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory’s (SKA Observatory) SKA-Mid radio array. The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKA Observatory) is an intergovernmental organisation established to design, build, and operate the world’s largest radio telescope. The observatory comprises two main […] The post OHB Awarded Germany’s First Square Kilometre Array Observatory Contract appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Redwire to provide solar arrays for Axiom space station moduleAxiom Space has awarded a contract to Redwire to provide solar arrays for the first module of Axiom’s planned commercial space station. The post Redwire to provide solar arrays for Axiom space station module appeared first on SpaceNews.
Boeing turns to 3D printing to speed production of satellite solar arraysThe first 3D-printed arrays will be deployed on small satellites built by Millennium Space The post Boeing turns to 3D printing to speed production of satellite solar arrays appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA’s PUNCH Mission Tests Solar Arrays Before LaunchTechnicians supporting NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission deployed and tested the spacecraft’s solar arrays at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of its launch next month. The arrays, essential for powering instruments and systems, mark another milestone in preparing PUNCH for its […]
NASA’s Europa Clipper Gets Set of Super-Size Solar ArraysThe largest spacecraft NASA has ever built for planetary exploration just got its ‘wings’ — massive solar arrays to power it on the journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa. NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft recently got outfitted with a set of enormous solar arrays at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Each measuring about 46½ […]
Ovzon 3 successfully deploys solar arrays in geostationary orbitRedwire said Jan. 10 the two unfurlable solar array wings it provided for Ovzon 3, the first commercial satellite to use the space technology company’s Roll-Out Solar Array hardware, have successfully deployed in geostationary orbit.
Space station astronauts finish preps for next pair of new solar arraysContinuing work left over from a spacewalk last month, astronauts Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata headed outside the International Space Station Thursday to finish installing a mounting bracket for new solar arrays due to arrive at the complex on a SpaceX resupply mission in June.
Astronauts conduct second EVA to lay groundwork for final iROSA arraysAstronauts Koichi Wakata and Nicole Mann have completed another spacewalk, continuing work to enable the final set of upgraded ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) “solar wings” to be installed on ISS sometime this summer.
NASA suspends efforts to fully deploy Lucy solar arrayNASA is suspending efforts, at least until late next year, to try to fully deploy a solar array on its Lucy spacecraft, citing diminishing returns as the spacecraft heads away from the sun.
Astronauts conduct EVA to lay groundwork for final set of iROSA arraysAstronauts Koichi Wakata and Nicole Mann are conducting a spacewalk that will enable the final set of upgraded ISS Roll-Out Solar Array (iROSA) “solar wings” to be installed on ISS sometime this summer.
Astronauts complete spacewalk to prep for new ISS solar arraysJapanese astronaut Koichi Wakata and NASA astronaut Nicole Mann suited up and floated outside the International Space Station Friday for a spacewalk to prepare the lab for arrival of another pair of new solar arrays later this year.


















