The Glasgow company making history on the moon

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AAC Clyde Space provided technology to the first probe landed on the moon by a private company.

It was a first in the great adventure of space travel, and a Glasgow company helped make it all happen.The US firm Intuitive Machines landed their Nova-C moon lander on the southern pole. AAC Clyde Space, a Glasgow-based company, had a key role in the landmark mission.

They worked with colleagues in Uppsala, Sweden, to co-develop a vital component - a power conditioning and distribution system, called the Starbuck-Mini, which takes in power from the lander's solar panels and distributes it around the probe.He spoke to BBC News about the mission, which heralds a new era of lunar exploration, and the growing space industry in Scotland.

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