Solar Panel Reflectivity: Old & New | International Space Station

Solar Panel Reflectivity: Old & New | International Space Station

NASA Astronaut & Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit: "New and old—International Space Station solar panels in low angle sunlight. The old (designed in mid-1980’s) have a blue “abalone” reflection while the new (2015 era) have an iridescence similar to butterfly wings. Both are a sight to see."

Expedition 72 Updates:

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/

Expedition 72 Crew
Station Commander: Suni Williams
Roscosmos (Russia): Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, Aleksandr Gorbunov
NASA: Butch Wilmore, Don Pettit, Nick Hague

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Release Date: Dec. 11, 2024

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