Blue Origin shows a 20-metre solar ‘Power Tower’ concept for lunar operations.
The deployable vertical array is designed to generate more than 10 kilowatts near the Moon's south pole, where low solar angles complicate surface power.
By TomorrowNews · AI-assisted briefing · Briefing published 5 October 2026
AI-generated illustration — not a photograph of the event. The lunar tower and surface installation are fictional and are not Blue Origin's official design or deployed hardware. · TomorrowNews / AI-generated illustration
Space.com reported that Blue Origin unveiled a roughly 20-metre deployable solar tower intended for lunar operations. The concept would stand vertically to capture low-angle sunlight near the Moon's south pole and is designed to provide more than 10 kilowatts of power.
The modular design builds on Blue Origin's earlier LAMPS and VSAT work. The company said it completed an Earth deployment test on July 22; the published imagery presents a proposed system, not hardware already operating on the lunar surface.
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