DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTECH SOLAR (ENTECH) AND CARBON-FREE ENERGY (CFE…

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DEPLOYABLE SPACE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTECH SOLAR (ENTECH) AND CARBON-FREE ENERGY (CFE) WILL FOCUS THE PROPOSED NASA PHASE 1 EFFORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR INNOVATIVE SOLAROSA TECHNOLOGY. SOLAROSA, NAMED FOR STRETCHED OPTICAL LENS ARCHITECTURE ON ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY, IS A NEW LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH PERFORMANCE SPACE SOLAR ARRAY THAT ENABLES MISSIONS THROUGH LOW COST, LIGHTWEIGHT, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME, RADIATION HARDNESS, HIGH VOLTAGE CAPABILITY, SCALABILITY TO ULTRA-HIGH POWER, AND LILT/HIHT ENVIRONMENT OPERABILITY. SOLAROSA IS A FUSION OF ENTECH'S PROVEN STRETCHED LENS ARRAY (SLA) CONCENTRATOR TECHNOLOGY WITH DSS'S INNOVATIVE ULTRA-LIGHTWEIGHT ROLL-OUT SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURAL PLATFORM. THE PROPOSED SOLAROSA TECHNOLOGY PROMISES TO PROVIDE NASA/INDUSTRY A NEAR-TERM AND LOW-RISK SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES REVOLUTIONARY PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPECIFIC POWER (>400-500 W/KG BOL AT WING LEVEL), AFFORDABILITY (>50% PROJECTED COST SAVINGS AT THE ARRAY LEVEL), LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH DEPLOYED STIFFNESS, HIGH DEPLOYED STRENGTH, COMPACT STOWAGE VOLUME (>80 KW/M3 BOL), RELIABILITY, HIGH RADIATION TOLERANCE, HIGH VOLTAGE OPERATION CAPABILITY, SCALABILITY, AND LILT&HIHT OPERATION CAPABILITY (LILT LOW INTENSITY LOW TEMPERATURE, HIHT HIGH INTENSITY HIGH TEMPERATURE).