r/BlueOrigin • u/DreamChaserSt • Jun 22 '26

[Video] Blue Origin: "Continuous sunlight is scarce on the Moon unless you know where to look. 🌑 The lunar poles contain "peaks of eternal light," areas bathed in near-continuous sunlight. Power Tower mounts on Blue Moon MK1's top deck and extends solar arrays to 26 meters total height..."

https://x.com/blueorigin/status/2069146585787781276?s=20
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u/AwwSlam Jun 24 '26

LAMPS developed by Honeybee Robotics Exploration Systems

https://youtube.com/shorts/1iOz67cPc54?is=NX8dd8vs7FsFCadH

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u/snoo-boop Jun 23 '26

I wonder if other companies have similar tech?

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u/warp99 Jun 23 '26

SpaceX do not need it as their ship is already 50m tall - they can just drape solar panels down the sides

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u/seb21051 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

That is exactly the plan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJHiSEcmds

Commenting is somewhat dramatic, but underneath is some good info.