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Consideration Of The Use Of An Origami Style Solar Panel Array For A Space Solar Power Generation Satellite, Landon Klein, Tristan Plante, Alex Holland, Benjamin Kading, Jeremy Straub, David Whalen
Consideration Of The Use Of An Origami Style Solar Panel Array For A Space Solar Power Generation Satellite, Landon Klein, Tristan Plante, Alex Holland, Benjamin Kading, Jeremy Straub, David Whalen
Jeremy Straub
Since the beginning of the space race, space exploration has been an important part of America’s technological develop-ment. The notion of a power-intensive [1] mission to Mars, which utilizes 3D printing has been proposed. Space Solar Power can supply energy for this mission. This paper presents an Origami solar panel, based on work by [2], that can supply power to an outpost on Mars.