Company - Volta Space Technologies (Eternal Light)
- Founded
- Country
- 2020
- Canada,USA
- Funding
- $0.1M+
- Previous Names
- Eternal Light Photonics Corporation
- Website
- https://voltaspace.co/
Product/Service
- Classification
- Space Utilities
- Category
- Power Beaming
Resources - Energy
Lunar Electric Grid
- Fields
- Wireless Power Transfer
Moon
- Status
- Development
- First launch
- 2028
Status Comment
Notes
- Eternal Light renamed to Volta Space Technologies in November 2023.
- Talk at Space Resources Week 2024.
- One of 6 companies accepted to to the Space Resources Accelerator of Luxembourg's The European Space Resources Innovation Center (ESRIC), 2024-12-04.
- Beating the fear of darkness, 2025-02-01.
- World's First - Wirelessly Beaming Power to a Lunar Rover, 2025-01-21.
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