Delivering emergency power to lunar rovers.
Overview
| Headquarters | Toronto |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Founder(s) | Alex Kapralov |
| Ownership | Private |
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Description
STELLS is a Toronto-based space hardware company which NASA tapped to create a rover to provide power on the Moon. Their mission statement envisions supporting science, mining, or exploration missions on the lunar surface.
Providing power to other companies' rovers on is important because most rovers currently use solar power as their energy source. Rovers can easily be cut off from their power source (sunlight) by being in a crater.
The STELLS team envisions their rover dropping a wireless power charger that any rover in close enough range and sporting wireless charging gear can connect to. The STELLS rover then runs to some place with access to sunlight leaving a cable behind it. It extends its solar panels and sends the power to the charger. An external infusion of power could potentially save a mission, thereby providing a valuable service.
Recent News & Updates
December 6, 2022
STELLS used a SpaceQ article to come out of stealth mode and announce its intentions. They published a video on their YouTube channel demonstrating their vision for wireless rover changing at the Moon's south pole.
November 22, 2022
Stells Space Corp's Mobile Power Rover (MPR-1) is designed to provide a wireless powering station for "robots, rovers, landers" and possibly human mission to the moon's south pole region.
— Erika #PlanetaryDefense (@_AstroErika) November 22, 2022
Credit: Stells Space Corp #Moon #Artemis pic.twitter.com/1H2JnWuPjr
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