Latest briefing · September 26, 2026
What Henner Jahnke Just Got Right About Tracking Solar Economics
Jurchen Technology's Henner Jahnke challenges the tracker orthodoxy with hard numbers on high-density east-west arrays.
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September 26, 2026
Nuclear Batteries in Orbit: What Tritium Betavoltaics Mean for Lunar Surface Power
Tritium betavoltaic cells are being tested in space for the first time — here's what that demo proves, and what it still doesn't.
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September 25, 2026
Beyond Reach Labs Opens Brooklyn Facility to Scale High-Power Deployable Solar Arrays for Orbit
Brooklyn aerospace startup Beyond Reach Labs is building deployable high-power solar arrays at a new NYC facility — here's what it proves and what it doesn't.
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September 24, 2026
FCC's NEPA Waiver Vote and $100 Billion Spectrum Push: What Space Solar Operators Need to Know
The FCC's Sept. 30 NEPA waiver vote and a $100B spectrum auction pipeline reshape the regulatory terrain for power-beaming frequencies.
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September 23, 2026
JA Solar's Orbital HJT Demo Puts Space-Grade PV on the Lunar Economy's Critical Path
JA Solar's prototype HJT modules are now in Earth orbit — a hardware milestone that matters far beyond one manufacturer's roadmap.
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September 22, 2026
JA Solar's LEO Module Test: What a Terrestrial Giant's Orbit Bet Proves — and Doesn't
JA Solar launched a p-type heterojunction module into low Earth orbit for in-situ validation, but the company itself flags no orders and uncertain commercialization.
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September 19, 2026
Starship's First Orbital Attempt Is the Launch Cost Test Space Solar Has Been Waiting For
SpaceX's IFT-14 orbital flight attempt could reshape the economics that have blocked space-based solar power for decades.
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September 19, 2026
What Ning Liu Just Got Right About Building on Mars With Biology
A researcher's genetically engineered yeast could cut Mars construction costs by eliminating the need to ship building materials from Earth.
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September 18, 2026
BAE Systems' $16M RH45 Award Signals Radiation-Hardened Electronics Are Back on the Critical Path
A new $16M qualification contract for BAE Systems' RH45 microelectronics highlights the unglamorous bottleneck threatening every space power program.
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September 17, 2026
Idemitsu's US CIGS Lab Is a Bet That Thin-Film Wins the Space Solar Cell Race
A Japanese petroleum giant opens its first US lab for space-grade CIGS solar cells — here's what that signals for in-space power supply chains.
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