This work will ultimately result in lightweight, flexible solar panels that contain very efficient multi-junction solar cells. NASA applications for such panels include very large solar cell panels for solar electric propulsion (SEP) and replacements for the conventional panels in solar-powered satellites. The lightweight, efficient, flexible solar panels resulting from this work will be suitable for the following non-NASA applications: commercial and military spacecraft, novel spacecraft such as Cubesats, solar powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and solar blankets for mobile terrestrial energy harvesting.
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