Potential NASA space flight applications are comprised of practically all NASA missions that require power production through deployment of photovoltaic devices. The technology is very well suited for high-power, high voltage Exploration missions, SEP missions, deep space LILT missions, high strength and high stiffness CEV, COTS/CRS, rovers, and other NASA mission applications requiring significant design flexibility, scalability, modularity and low cost. The proposed (ISS-flight validated) ROSA technology will undoubtedly provide discriminating performance and will be mission-enabling for many NASA missions when compared to current state-of-the-art systems; and its ultra-high performance, affordability, configuration flexibility and low-parts, and elegantly-simple deployment reliability is game-changing for NASA. The proposed Phase 2 flight experiment hardware development / risk mitigation; and eventual successful ISS space flight TRL 7+ validation of the ROSA technology will provide a reliable replacement for expensive and inferior-performing solar arrays, and will enable many future NASA missions requiring: high specific power, high stiffness / strength, scalability / modularity, high stowed packaging efficiency, autonomous retraction and re-deployment capability, large-area / high power capability, high voltage operation, LILT operation, and high radiation survivability. A strong and solid commercial technology infusion path has been identified for the ROSA technology and proposed program, with exceptional commercial end-user interest in the technology and its continued development and near-term ISS flight-validation. ROSA is ideal as a direct replacement solar array for the large number of projected future commercial communications satellites that require ever-increasing power levels, and DoD surveillance / communication applications requiring the highest performing solar arrays. The proposed (ISS-flight validated) ROSA technology will undoubtedly provide discriminating performance and will be mission-enabling for many space missions when compared to current state-of-the-art systems; and its ultra-high performance, affordability, configuration flexibility and low-parts, and elegantly-simple deployment reliability is game-changing for the commercial space industry. The anticipated Phase 2 program will completely justify, increase the feasibility of and provide key detailed ISS implementation design / planning for, and significantly reduce experiment risks for a cost-effective flight ROSA experiment that will rapidly mature and advance the TRL, and produce the much desired space-flight validation of the revolutionary ROSA solar array architecture required by commercial end-users. An ISS flight experiment is critical to providing a reliable, and high-fidelity ROSA solar array system that potentially would enable DoD and commercial space missio
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