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United Kingdom,United States : EMCORE bags SNC contract to make Solar Panels for NASA'S CYGNSS [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) EMCORE Corporation declared that it has secured a contract from Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) for designing and manufacturing of solar panels, which will be used on NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS). Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will be overseeing the CYGNSS mission, which is expected to be introduced in October 2016. As per the contract, EMCORE will make solar panels using its most advanced ZTJ triple-junction solar cells. SNC will then deliver the finished panels to SwRI for consolidation into the eight Low-Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellites that will be carried into orbit on a single launch vehicle. Matt Johnson director of programs for SNC's Space Systems said, EMCORE is a valued and strategic partner supporting a critical element of SNC's growing, complete and integrated satellite Electrical Power System (EPS) offering. We look forward to working with EMCORE as we continue to expand the EPS market with higher value, lower cost and turn-key system solutions. Dr. Brad Clevenger, Executive Vice President and General Manager of EMCORE's Photovoltaics Division said, EMCORE is proud to play a key role with Sierra Nevada Corporation in this important NASA mission to advance the forecasting and tracking of extreme weather conditions. EMCORE previously delivered solar panels to SNC for the ORBCOMM Generation 2 (OG2) satellites in 2010. We are very pleased to receive this award and are appreciative of SNC's continued confidence in our ability to deliver the highest reliability solar panels for their missions. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company |