US EditionHonda Unit to Provide Fuel Cell System to U.S. Space Firm for Lunar Testing
The study aims to enable continuous lunar power during two-week nights using Honda's regenerative fuel cells and Astrobotic's solar array, supporting NASA's Artemis missions.
- On October 6, 2025, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Astrobotic Technology, Inc. announced a joint development agreement to study integrating Honda's regenerative fuel cell with Astrobotic's LunaGrid and Vertical Solar Array Technology.
- With temperatures dropping to-424°F and 14-day darkness, the lunar night leaves solar panels idle; American Honda Motor Co., Inc.'s regenerative fuel cell stores solar energy as hydrogen and converts it back during the lunar night in a closed-loop energy cycle.
- Using 10 kW and 50 kW VSAT models, the partners will run illumination simulations at lunar South Pole sites, evaluate scalability, and assess hardware and software integration.
- The deal represents Honda's first public venture into space and could extend power beyond the lunar night, supporting NASA's Artemis program and commercial lunar payloads and infrastructure.
- Next, Honda will size its RFC to modeled solar production and Astrobotic will simulate one-year illumination profiles using 10 kW and 50 kW VSAT systems.
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Japan TodayHonda unit to provide fuel cell system to U.S. space firm for lunar testing
American Honda Motor Co. has agreed to provide its regenerative fuel cell system to U.S. space firm Astrobotic Technology Inc. for lunar testing, as the companies seek to support a prolonged human presence on the Moon, they said Monday.
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