{"id":538346,"date":"2026-06-29T23:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newjerseyheadlines.com\/news\/story\/538346\/trillions-invested-for-space-initiatives-moon-and-mars-missions-space-force-orbital-data-centers-one-company-may-provide-key-power-solutions-ascent-solar-technologies-inc-nasdaq-asti.html"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:03:23","slug":"trillions-invested-for-space-initiatives-moon-and-mars-missions-space-force-orbital-data-centers-one-company-may-provide-key-power-solutions-ascent-solar-technologies-inc-nasdaq-asti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/story\/538346\/trillions-invested-for-space-initiatives-moon-and-mars-missions-space-force-orbital-data-centers-one-company-may-provide-key-power-solutions-ascent-solar-technologies-inc-nasdaq-asti.html","title":{"rendered":"Trillions Invested for Space Initiatives, Moon and Mars Missions, Space Force, Orbital Data Centers &#8211; One Company May Provide Key Power Solutions: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;width:250px;padding:8px 10px 10px 10px\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782677437.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"Trillions Invested for Space Initiatives, Moon and Mars Missions, Space Force, Orbital Data Centers - One Company May Provide Key Power Solutions: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782677437.jpg\" alt=\"Trillions Invested for Space Initiatives, Moon and Mars Missions, Space Force, Orbital Data Centers - One Company May Provide Key Power Solutions: Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTI)\" width=\"225\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;padding:8px 0px\">Thin-Film Space Solar Products from $ASTI Demonstrate Zero Damage in Important Atomic Oxygen Exposure Testing<\/div>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Provider of Innovative, High-Performance, Flexible Thin-Film Solar Panels for Environments Where Wass, Performance, Reliability and Resilience Matter.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Successful Applications in Space Missions, Aircraft, Agrivoltaic Installations, Industrial\/Commercial Construction and Consumer Goods.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>ASTI PV Blankets for NOVI AI Pathfinder Spacecraft.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Thin-Film Space Solar Products Experience Zero Damage in Important Atomic Oxygen Exposure Testing for Low Earth Orbit Applications.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Development of CIGS PV Modules Capable of Generating Multiple Times More Power for Space Beaming.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Up to $25 Million Private Placement Priced At-The-Market.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Research and Development Center and 5-MW Nameplate Production Facility.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Teaming Agreement with NovaSpark Energy on Lightweight, Reliable Power Solutions for Drone Powering and Other Terrestrial Defense Applications.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Teaming Agreement with CisLunar Industries to Bring Power Solutions that Lengthen Missions to U.S. Space Market.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Thin-Film PV Technology Delivered to Developer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Capable of Reaching Anywhere in the Ocean.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Strategic Partnership with Defiant Space Corp. to Advance Global Defense and Space Market Opportunities.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Teaming Agreement with Emtel Energy USA to Advance Thin-Film PV Energy Storage Capabilities.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><em>Projections for 2026 Sales to Reach $5 Million to $20 Million, and 2027 Sales to Achieve $25 Million to $40 Million.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><br \/>Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTI)<\/strong> is backed by 40 years of R&amp;D, 15 years of manufacturing experience, numerous awards, and a comprehensive IP and patent portfolio. <strong>ASTI<\/strong> is a leading provider of innovative, high-performance, flexible thin-film solar panels for use in environments where mass, performance, reliability and resilience matter. <strong>ASTI<\/strong> photovoltaic (PV) modules have been deployed on space missions, multiple airborne vehicles, agrivoltaic installations, in industrial\/commercial construction as well as an extensive range of consumer goods, revolutionizing the use cases and environments for solar power. The <strong>ASTI<\/strong> research and development center and 5-MW nameplate production facility is strategically located in Thornton, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/86f04fc2dc9af48b3778eeed348f1b24.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Thin-Film Space Solar Products Experience Zero Damage in Atomic Oxygen Exposure Test Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On June 29th <strong>ASTI<\/strong> announced the results of its preliminary Atomic Oxygen (AO) exposure testing for its space grade thin-film PV products. Testing has shown significant resilience to Atomic Oxygen in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">AO is a highly reactive and energetic particle that is the most predominant in LEO. Interaction with AO causes damage to many materials in the form of shrinking, cracking, erosion and oxidation. Specialty coatings and chemical treatments are often the most effective approach to enhancing the resilience of space faring polymers, metal surfaces and composites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In LEO, AO often degrades solar arrays by eroding the polymers used in blanket construction, which hampers their flexibility and exposes their electrical components to damage, and oxidizing metallic interconnects. AO can directly interact with compounds that cover the solar cells, causing oxidation that reduces their transmission of light to the photoactive portion of the cell, ultimately yielding less power over time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&ldquo;These positive results represent yet another critical value proposition of our PV technology, enabling spacecraft operators to endure the punishing conditions of space,&rdquo; said Paul Warley, CEO of <strong>ASTI<\/strong>. &ldquo;With best-in-class lightweight panels, a highly flexible and rollable form factor, as well as resilience to the stresses of launch, our PV continues to prove itself to be the best choice for orbital power systems, especially as the commercial space market continues its rapid orbital infrastructure expansion in the coming years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>PV Blankets Power NOVI AI Pathfinder Spacecraft Scheduled for Spring Launch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On February 25th <strong>ASTI<\/strong> announced that its previously delivered solar blankets have been successfully integrated into the NOVI Pathfinder spacecraft, scheduled to fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The <strong>ASTI<\/strong> flagship open-access, multi-sensor, edge-compute platform is designed to provide low-cost, low-latency Earth observation data and real-time geospatial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Integration of the <strong>ASTI<\/strong> flexible CIGS array allows for a tightly rolled configuration that minimizes the stowed volume. Pathfinder, the toaster-sized hyperspectral imaging spacecraft will generate 150W, an amount of power typically seen on larger spacecraft at higher costs. NOVI is poised to recognize compounded savings across its planned constellation by partnership with <strong>ASTI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1652cd732a4408e8feb67a8c6a950460.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ASTI Spurs Development of CIGS PV Modules Capable of Generating Multiple Times More Power for Space Beaming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On February 5th <strong>ASTI<\/strong> announced its plans to continue development of distributed power receiving products in 2026 to account for growing demand for space-based energy beaming technologies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">These <strong>ASTI <\/strong>development efforts include both internally funded research and development as well as continued work with the NASA Marshall Spaceflight Center and Glenn Research Center, which is on schedule to successfully conclude this spring. <strong>ASTI<\/strong> plans to present the results of these development programs at select space industry conferences to be announced later this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">These solar module technology advancements are uniquely enabled by <strong>ASTI<\/strong> in-house manufacturing capabilities at its 5-MW production facility in Thornton, Colorado. The facility allows for <strong>ASTI<\/strong> commercial-off-the-shelf CIGS PV products to be further optimized in order to be able to receive both sunlight in addition to more distributed power from a number of transmission sources and providers such as Star Catcher Industries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ASTI<\/strong> further plans for continued technology progression through partnerships like that with Cislunar Industries that stand to effectively enable spacecraft to generate and utilize multiple times more power with a solar array of any given size.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Up to $25 Million Private Placement Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On January 26th <strong>ASTI<\/strong> announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the purchase and sale of an aggregate of 1,818,182 shares of common stock or warrants to purchase up to 1,818,182 shares of common stock and short-term warrants to purchase up to 909,091 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $5.50 per share of common stock and accompanying warrants in a private placement priced at-the-market under Nasdaq rules. H.C. Wainwright &amp; Co. is acting as the exclusive placement agent for the offering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>2025 Achievements and Milestones with Outline for 2026 Strategy and Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On January 22nd <strong>ASTI<\/strong> commented on the commercial progress, industry partnerships and solar PV efficiency improvements it achieved in 2025, as the Company&rsquo;s leadership team looks ahead to continued corporate growth in 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/06\/fd2945535279343257b43102ff13f469.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ASTI <\/strong>milestones and achievements included:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Initiating new strategic partnerships and teaming agreements with NovaSpark, Emtel Energy, CisLunar Industries, Defiant Space, Star Catcher Industries, NOVI Space, and more, to meet mutually beneficial commercial goals in the defense industry and beyond;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Establishing rapid product delivery capabilities to meet the swift needs of civil and defense space missions;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Advancing its thin-film PV product&rsquo;s capabilities, including its space-based power beaming abilities, marine environment durability, hydrogen production through field-based hydrolyzers, and more;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Closing a private placement of up to $5.5 million; and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Partnering with the Georgia Institute of Technology to apply thin-film technology to unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wings for a demonstration aiming to enable continuous flight for ocean monitoring via sea plane vehicles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>For more information on $ASTI visit:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ascentsolar.com\">https:\/\/www.ascentsolar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Email: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"mailto:sales@ascentsolar.com\" target=\"_blank\">sales@ascentsolar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">DISCLAIMER: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/corporateads.com\/disclaimer\/\">https:\/\/corporateads.com\/disclaimer\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Disclosure listed on the CorporateAds website<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"caps\"><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc<br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Paul Warley, CEO<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.universalpressrelease.com\/?pr=trillions-invested-for-space-initiatives-moon-and-mars-missions-space-force-orbital-data-centers-one-company-may-provide-key-power-solutions-ascent-solar-technologies-inc-nasdaq-asti'>Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> (720) 872-5000<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>12300 Grant Street  <br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Thornton<br \/><strong>State:<\/strong> Colorado 80241<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ascentsolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ascentsolar.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getnews.info\/press_stat.php?pr=trillions-invested-for-space-initiatives-moon-and-mars-missions-space-force-orbital-data-centers-one-company-may-provide-key-power-solutions-ascent-solar-technologies-inc-nasdaq-asti\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thin-Film Space Solar Products from $ASTI Demonstrate Zero Damage in Important Atomic Oxygen Exposure Testing Provider of Innovative, High-Performance, Flexible Thin-Film Solar Panels for Environments Where Wass, Performance, Reliability and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538346"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538346\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}