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NASA’s Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown Studies Solar Cells at Glenn Research Center

By  //  February 15, 2022

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As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the Moon through the Artemis Program, engineers are working on technologies that will give these explorers power – solar power, that is. (nasa.gov image)

(NASA) – As NASA prepares to send astronauts to the Moon through the Artemis Program, engineers are working on technologies that will give these explorers power – solar power, that is.

In space, the harsh radiation and huge temperature changes make for a challenging environment.

Dr. Lyndsey McMillon-Brown at NASA’s Glenn Research Center leads a study of solar cells made from a material called perovskite. This material has the potential to help power lunar habitats one day.

Dr. McMillon-Brown is the principal investigator for a project that is working on solar cells for space applications, including the Moon and Mars.

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