Solar Technology
Company History
Products
Applications
Innovations
100

This process converts sunlight directly into electricity.

What is photovoltaics?

100

Spectrolab was founded in this year.

What is 1956?

100

First Solar-Powered airplane?

What is the Solar Challenger?

100

Solar technology from Spectrolab is commonly used in this type of vehicle.

What are satellites?

100
What Lunar mission did Spectrolab Solar cells were used in 2024?

What is the IM-1 Lunar Lander.

200

What is conversion efficiency?

This type of solar cell is known for its high efficiency and is made from a single crystal structure.

200
Who founded Spectrolab?

Alfred Mann

200

Satellites that are stationary are called. 

What are geostationary satellites?

200

This application of solar technology involves using mirrors to focus sunlight.

What is concentrated solar power?

200

What does WGS do?

(WGS) is the backbone of the U.S. military's global satellite communications.?

300

What was the robotic space mission involved using?

What is the Robotic Rovers.

300

What year did Hughes bought out Spectrolab from Textron?

1975

300

First demonstration of a solar powered. 

What is the Sunracyer?

300

What Solar Powered Airplane breaks world record at 71,500ft?

What is Pathfinder?

300

O3b satellite network?

"O3b" stands for the "Other 3 billion" people lacking reliable internet access, though the constellation now also serves cruise lines, telecom providers, and governments.

400

This is the primary benefit of using solar energy over fossil fuels.  

What is sustainability?

400

What Space Telescope used to study the Milky way use Spectrolab Solar Cells?

What is the Kepler space telescope.

400

Spectrolab's solar cells are known for their use in this type of renewable energy system.

What is concentrated solar power (CSP)?

400

What program used Solar cells to go to Jupiter?

What is Juno.
400

What Apollo era Tele-scope program were used Spectrolab Solar Cells?

What is Skylab?

500

This technology allows solar panels to track the sun's movement for increased energy capture.

What is solar tracking?

500

This milestone was achieved by Spectrolab in 2019, marking a significant advancement in solar cell efficiency.

What is achieving over 39% efficiency in multi-junction solar cells?

500

This product is designed to maximize energy output in limited space.

What are high-efficiency multi-junction solar cells?

500

What Boeing Space program uses Spectrolab Solar Cells?

What is the Boeing Starliner.

500

Massive 12 Story Space? 

NASA-John's Space Environment Simulator Chamber.