Ariel Ekblaw, PhD, is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Aurelia Institute. Her MIT PhD and continuing research in autonomously self-assembling space structures is primarily directed at the construction of human-rated space habitats. This developing technology can also help to meet the ecological and energy challenges currently facing our planet.
“We’re working to see if we can help start-up energy companies assemble thousands of solar panels in orbit, above the atmosphere.” – Dr. Ariel Ekblaw
I was excited to learn that Dr. Ekblaw has long been a supporter of space-based solar power (SBSP), which she discusses at 6:47 of the TED Talk above. The technology of autonomously self-assembling space structures is a critical component of making SBSP an economically viable clean energy source for humankind.
Citizens for Space Based Solar Power 
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