U.S. Naval Research Laboratory engineers launched PRAM, the Photovoltaic Radio-frequency Antenna Module, aboard an Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on May 17, as part of a comprehensive investigation into prospective terrestrial use of solar energy captured in space.
Depending on the results, the team aims ultimately to build a fully-functional system on a dedicated spacecraft to test the transmission of energy back to Earth. The development of a space solar capability could potentially help provide energy to remote installations like forward operating bases and disaster response areas.
| Date Taken: | 05.18.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 05.18.2020 13:17 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 753104 |
| VIRIN: | 200518-N-NO204-0002 |
| Filename: | DOD_107819544 |
| Length: | 00:02:17 |
| Location: | US |
| Downloads: | 13 |
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