Robotic 'Light Bender' on the moon could help Artemis astronauts keep the lights on

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The Light Bender robotics project from space technology company Maxar will autonomously redirect sunlight to power solar panels in dark regions of the lunar surface.

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The concept of redirecting sunlight into dark areas has already been used on Earth! The Norwegian town of Rjukan sits in a deep valley and given its Northern latitude sits in shade for half of the year. High on the mountain opposite, 450 metres above the town, three large, solar-powered, computer-controlled mirrors steadily track the movement of the sun across the sky, reflecting its rays down on to the square and bathing it in bright sunlight. Rjukan – or at least, a small but vital part of Rjukan – is no longer stuck where the sun don't shine. https://www.theguardian.com/.../rjukan-sun-norway-town...