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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Today, U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) held a virtual press conference with representatives from Build with Robots, RS21, and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. During the press conference, Rep. Stansbury highlighted the science and technology investments and economic benefits of the Partnerships for Energy Security and Innovation Act, a bill she passed as an amendment to the America COMPETES …

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SAN FRANCISCO – New Mexico startup mPower Technology announced a contract Oct. 3 with Airbus Netherlands B.V. to provide solar power modules for more than 200 satellites. “It’s one of the largest space power module contracts ever announced, and clearly the largest for mPower,” Kevin Hell, mPower president and CEO, told SpaceNews. The value of …

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TAMPA, Fla. — Startup mPower Technology said Feb. 1 it has raised $10 million to accelerate production of silicon-based solar panels that gained flight heritage last summer.  Early-stage investment firm Cottonwood Technology Fund led the Series B funding round, joined by Hemisphere Ventures and other space investors. It means the startup has raised $16.5 million …

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Somewhere among the glitter of the night sky is a small satellite powered by innovative, next-generation solar cell technology developed at Sandia National Laboratories. mPower Technology’s DragonSCALES, consist of small, highly interconnected photovoltaic cells formerly known as solar glitter at Sandia. They are orbiting Earth for the first time on a Lynk Global …

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A local solar power company was selected to test out their new technology in orbit. Businesses in New Mexico are turning to the sky as the second space race takes center stage in the land of enchantment. Here in Albuquerque, mPower designs and builds solar panels, an essential part of space travel. …

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A novel lunar charging station fueled by solar cells could power up future NASA moon missions through a new partnership between San Diego’s mPower Technology and Honeybee Robotics. READ MORE>>