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Article: Spectrolab Solar Cells Power Latest Mars Exploration Vehicles.
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- January 15, 2004
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High-efficiency solar cells manufactured by Spectrolab, Inc., are providing power to "Spirit," the NASA-built spacecraft that landed on Mars on January 4 to explore the Red Planet.
Spectrolab, a Boeing subsidiary, supplied Improved Triple Junction (ITJ) solar cells for the Spirit rover's journey to the Red Planet on a mission probing the role of water on Mars. Spectrolab solar cells will also power NASA's "Opportunity" rover, scheduled to land on Mars January 24.
"We're proud to be part of the Spirit mission, in part because it continues Spectrolab's already solid track record of producing power on interplanetary missions to Mars," said David ...