Galaxy Wire » Solar Panels http://galaxywire.net The Space News Aggregator Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:22:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SPACE ART: Mars Astronauts Construct Solar Panels http://galaxywire.net/2009/06/09/space-art-mars-astronauts-construct-solar-panels/ http://galaxywire.net/2009/06/09/space-art-mars-astronauts-construct-solar-panels/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:23:30 +0000 http://galaxywire.net/?p=1152 mars-solar-panel-construction-space-art

(Above) This artist concept depicts NASA Astronauts constructing solar panels on the surface of Mars. The use of solar panels reduces the amount of fuel that must be brought to the surface and overall mission cost.

This painting was produced for NASA by Pat Rawlings.

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