Mitsubishi Electric Wins Contract to Supply Space-use Lithium-ion Batteries for “Gateway” Lunar Orbital Platform
May 08 2024 - 10:10PM
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Contributing to Artemis Program by leveraging
experience in developing spacecraft including HTV-X
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today
that it has been awarded a contract by the Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA) to supply space-use lithium-ion batteries
for the Gateway, a lunar orbiting space station.
Under the “Joint Exploration Declaration of Intent for Lunar
Cooperation (JEDI)” signed on July 10, 2020 by the Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan and
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United
States of America, Japan has agreed to provide batteries for the
Gateway space station in the Artemis Program for lunar exploration
of the United States.
Mitsubishi Electric, which manufactures high-performance
space-use lithium-ion batteries that have received human-rating
certification for supporting the safe transportation of astronauts
was selected based on the advanced technologies that the company
deployed in developing and manufacturing the HTV-X, a new unmanned
cargo transfer spacecraft, as well as the company’s track record of
supplying batteries for domestic and international commercial
satellites and the proven reliability of such products. This will
be the third time for Mitsubishi Electric to provide space-use
lithium-ion batteries for the Artemis Program, including the
Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) and the International
Habitation Module (I-Hab).
Apart from the Artemis Program in Japan, Mitsubishi Electric has
also supplied lithium-ion battery cells to Maxar Space Systems in
the United States for use in the Gateway's Power and Propulsion
Element (PPE).
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