The starliner program needed a highly efficient high quality power solution and we found the best in class within boeing said john mulholland vice president and.
Boeing spectrolab solar panels.
Spectrolab has demonstrated full scale environmental testing capability.
In 2000 boeing acquired spectrolab inc now a wholly owned boeing subsidiary.
Spectrolab part of boeing defense space security is the world s leading merchant supplier of high efficiency multi junction solar cells and panels for concentrated photovoltaic and spacecraft power systems in addition to being the world s.
They claim to be leaders in commercial solar cell innovation.
Inside a cluster of tan buildings at the base of california s san gabriel mountains and thousands of miles below most of the products it manufactures spectrolab s scientists engineers technicians and a one armed robot form the world s largest producer of space solar cells and solar panels.
Is a unit of the boeing company and the world s largest manufacturer of space and terrestrial solar cells.
Spectrolab manufactures and tests fully integrated solar panels for commercial civil and defense missions.
12500 gladstone avenue sylmar california 91342 usa.
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As it happens wholly owned boeing subsidiary spectrolab is the world s leading supplier of space solar cells and became an obvious choice to provide power to the starliner.
This solar cell technology could be used to power high power spacecraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.
These solar panels are then delivered to satellite prime contractors for integration onto spacecraft.
A wholly owned boeing subsidiary spectrolab has provided electric power to more than 600 satellites and delivered more than 4 million solar cells for communications science and defense needs.
They have been supplying compound semiconductors in the form of solar cells and panels to the space industry for the last 40 years.
Larger solar cells modernized factory april 16 2013 in technology environment since becoming part of boeing in 2000 spectrolab the world s leading manufacturer of space solar cells and solar panels to the space industry has grown and not just the business itself.
