Here are some pics from our work on the Discovery Channel Episode: Orbital Power Plant.
This is the experiment at 107,000 feet. There are two advanced triple layer solar cells. One cell had a thin film lens in front of it focusing the light. The other did not. Both cell were on a rotating platform that scanned the sun. We measured current and voltage on both cell five times a second through the mission. We gathered lots of very interesting data. Anyone for solar power plant Dark Sky Stations?
These are from the down looking camera on Away 37.
Both Away 36 and Away 37 did a roll at balloon burst. They both then got stable and made nice smooth descents.
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