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CTOnews.com, June 27 (Xinhua)-- US space technology company Maxar Technologies has unveiled its ongoing Light Bender technology, which can transmit sunlight to the moon's permanent shaded area through a combination of mirrors and use it to generate electricity.

▲ image source MaxarCTOnews.com consulted public data and learned that due to topography, some areas of the moon are unable to receive sunlight all the year round, so they are called "permanent shaded areas", such as the interior of craters near the moon's south pole. It is widely believed that water in these areas exists in the form of ice and can be used to allow astronauts to carry out NASA's Artemis mission to the moon.

▲ image source Maxar, however, these areas are unable to generate solar power because they are unable to be exposed to sunlight. To this end, NASA has considered options such as nuclear power or monthly power transmission, while Maxar's Light Bender is another solution, which has also been shortlisted in the NASA innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program.

According to Maxar's vision, the technology requires a combination of mirrors that can be adjusted automatically according to the position of the sun to ensure that sunlight is always focused on the same place, thus allowing permanent shaded areas to receive a stable supply of solar energy.

In addition, the installation and adjustment of Light Bender-related equipment is automated, and once the equipment is placed in the right place in some way, it can be automatically run unattended.

Maxar plans to continue to work with NASA on the technology and conduct a technical demonstration on Earth in 2025.

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