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NASA, ISS: the new solar panels are operating
Cape Canaveral, USA - Unfolded without any problem they are now producing 120 kilowatts of power for the Station
The International Space Station finally has its new solar panels. After the recent operations (see AVIONEWS) they have been finally unfolded and have started to produce 120kilowatts of energy, allowing the usable quantity for science operations to be doubled up to 30. In the meanwhile mission specialists Steve Swanson and Joseph Acaba, that will be involved in the next spacewalk, have already been...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1101644
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency