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Yacht Charter Global Market Report 2022: Consistently Growing Number of High Net Worth Individuals Bolsters Sector - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, January 9, 2023
Sports, Yachting, Communication, COVID-19, Solar sail, High-net-worth individual, Tourism, Growth, Yacht, US, World Health Report, Renewable energy, Shipbuilding, Mediterranean Sea, Footloose

The global Yacht charter market was valued at US$ 16.49 Bn in 2021 witnessing a steady growth in recent years.

Key Points: 
  • The global Yacht charter market was valued at US$ 16.49 Bn in 2021 witnessing a steady growth in recent years.
  • In 2020, the number of high-net-worth individuals worldwide increased by nearly 9%, according to 2020 World Health Report by Capgemini.
  • With increasing interest in luxury cruising along with consistently increasing number of high net worth, especially in Asia Pacific, the yacht charter market is set to register robust growth over the forecast period.
  • In addition, the region is home to the 2nd highest number of high net worth individuals worldwide.

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Selects Ascent Solar Technologies CIGS Modules for Their LISA-T and Solar Cruiser Flight Experiments

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Monday, March 1, 2021
Energy, Photovoltaics, Articles, Spaceflight, Energy conversion, Thin-film solar cell, Solar panel, Ascent Solar, Solar sail, Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator, Outline of solar energy

The upcoming LISA-T demonstration, part of NASAs Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 4 CubeSat slated for launch in 2022, will also include Ascents flexible CIGS as part of its further photovoltaic experiment.

Key Points: 
  • The upcoming LISA-T demonstration, part of NASAs Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 4 CubeSat slated for launch in 2022, will also include Ascents flexible CIGS as part of its further photovoltaic experiment.
  • The Solar Cruiser mission will fly a small spacecraft with a large (>1,600 square meter) solar sail.
  • Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. is a developer of thin-film photovoltaic modules using flexible substrate materials that are more versatile and rugged than traditional solar panels.
  • Ascent Solar modules were named as one of the top 100 technologies in both 2010 and 2015 by R&D Magazine, and one of TIME Magazine's 50 best inventions for 2011.

Ball Aerospace Selected to Integrate and Test "Sailcraft" for NASA Solar Propulsion Technology Demonstration

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Spaceflight, Spacecraft, In spaceflight, Emerging technologies, Spacecraft propulsion, Interstellar travel, Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, Solar sail, Science and technology, Imap, NASA, Ball Aerospace & Technologies

BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ball Aerospace has been selected to support Solar Cruiser, a NASA small satellite technology demonstration on the use of solar photons for propulsion in space.

Key Points: 
  • BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ball Aerospace has been selected to support Solar Cruiser, a NASA small satellite technology demonstration on the use of solar photons for propulsion in space.
  • Ball will perform several mission-critical functions, including the integration and test of the satellite bus with the solar sail system that will form the completed "Sailcraft."
  • "Solar Cruiser will be an important step in the advancement of solar propulsion technology that could enable future missions studying the Sun, space weather and deep space," said Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, vice president and general manager, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace.
  • The Solar Cruiser will be one of four missions launching with the NASA Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), currently scheduled in 2025.

NASA Postpones Near-Earth Asteroid Scout Media Opportunity

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Spacecraft, Spaceflight, CubeSats, Photonics, Solar sail, Spacecraft propulsion, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, NASA, Scout, Exploration Mission 1

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --NASA is delaying the Near-Earth Asteroid Scout solar sail deployment test and media event previously scheduled for Thursday, April 26 .

Key Points: 
  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --NASA is delaying the Near-Earth Asteroid Scout solar sail deployment test and media event previously scheduled for Thursday, April 26 .
  • During the final assembly phase, the NEA Scout team discovered an issue with the deployment boom.
  • NEA Scout and 12 other small satellites will launch as secondary payloads on Exploration Mission-1 of NASA's Space Launch System and Orion Spacecraft .
  • NEA Scout relies on an innovative solar sail for propulsion and will be America's first interplanetary solar sail mission.

Media Invited to View Near-Earth Asteroid Scout Solar Sail, Space Launch System Progress

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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Spacecraft, Spaceflight, CubeSats, Emerging technologies, Lockheed Martin, Photonics, Solar sail, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, NASA, Orion, Marshall Space Flight Center, Scout

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Media are invited to view the flight solar sail for propulsion test of NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout at 1:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, April 26 at prime contractor ManTech NeXolve's Huntsville test facility.

Key Points: 
  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Media are invited to view the flight solar sail for propulsion test of NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Scout at 1:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, April 26 at prime contractor ManTech NeXolve's Huntsville test facility.
  • NASA and industry representatives will be also available for interviews before the NeXolve event at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
  • NEA Scout and 12 other small satellites will launch as secondary payloads on Exploration Mission-1 of NASA's Space Launch System and Orion Spacecraft .
  • NEA Scout relies on an innovative solar sail for propulsion and will be America's first interplanetary solar sail mission.