Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc.' Space Power, Optics and Thermal products (SPOT) Group endeavors to provide the Space industry with the technology to power, propel, shield and thermally manage the next generation of satellites and spacecraft. DRT's SPOT group continues to transition SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) and DARPA-funded research to mission-ready applications.

Modular Solar Panels Using conventional high performance solar cells and lay-down techniques on lightweight rigid composite substrates, this modular solar panel approach has the ability to eliminate non-recurring design, analysis and qualification schedule and costs. >> More

Concentrator Mirrors Vanguard Space Technologies' Replicated Mirror technology provides the lowest mass, highest performance non-imaging concentrating collectors for solar thermal, solar photovoltaic and other applications including signal collection. >> More

Flexible Solar Panels Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc. has been integrating the latest crystalline high efficiency thin film solar cells into thin insulating laminates with integral flex-circuit wiring to provide ultrahigh specific power (>400W/kg). >> More

Radiator Panels Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc. has the capability to integrate conventional aluminum heat pipes into aluminum panels >> More