Lighting Science Group to supply NASA with lighting for space exploration

Lighting Science Group, Satellite Beach, Fla., signed a two-year deal last week with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to jointly develop LED lighting fixtures for use in space exploration. The agreement calls for development ...
Nov. 24, 2009

Lighting Science Group, Satellite Beach, Fla., signed a two-year deal last week with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to jointly develop LED lighting fixtures for use in space exploration.

The agreement calls for development of a lighting fixture prototype that provides high illumination and good color rendering while meeting the unique demands of space equipment and space travel including control, vibration, off-gassing, electromagnetic interference and other spacecraft issues.

Lighting Science release

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