Power Beaming and Space Solar

Abstract

This project drives innovations that reduce operational energy demand, increase efficiencies for aviation and space domains, and reduce risks by providing next- generation power and clean energy delivery options (power beaming) for military effectiveness in contested environments. Aviation efficiency investments focus on innovations to gain efficiency and lower energy consumption through advances in aviation powerplants (e.g., electrification, hybridization, etc.), flight software planning tools, inflight algorithms, composite airframe structures, proton exchange membranes (PEM), hydrogen fuel cells (H2), and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), among other emerging technologies. Space efficiencies include power and energy (generation, transmission, and storage) for space-access (platform launch and orbital transfer), platform maneuver and station keeping/resupply, platform operation capabilities that improve energy efficiency, lower energy consumption, and/or mitigate environmental impact, and innovations that dramatically reduce the cost of production and/or launch-weight of critical space components.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
457_0604055D8Z_3_0400_PB_2025

Tags

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster

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