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Bright lights shine on the checkerboard of solar cells on the side of a spacecraft. (76K JPEG)

Meanwhile, back in the clean room, the power engineers are shining simulated sun on the solar panels while checking the voltage produced. The video team thinks this is an opportunity for cool photography (and rightly so).

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