News Releases

Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator for NASA Space Science and Exploration Missions CLEVELAND, Ohio-Under the joint sponsorship of the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA, Lockheed Martin Corporation of Valley Forge, PA, NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) of Cleveland, OH, and Sunpower, Inc. of Athens, OH are developing a high-efficiency, 100-We (watts electric)-class Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator (ASRG) for potential use on future NASA Space Science and Exploration missions. ....more

NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology CLEVELAND, Ohio- NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power and taking initial steps toward a non-nuclear technology demonstration of this type of system.....more

Nuclear Moon Bases: NASA Weighs Its Options For Lighting Up Moon Bases NASA is mulling two power-converter designs. Ohio-based Sunpower has offered up a pressurized-gas-and-piston Stirling engine, which is going head-to-head with a Brayton-cycle engine that heats compressed gas to spin a turbine by the Colorado company Barber-Nichols.....more

NASA Highlights Sunpower's Success with SBIR/STTR Programs Sunpower's milestones and accomplishments with NASA are featured in SBIR's Hallmarks of Success Videos.....more