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Technology Stocks : VALENCE TECHNOLOGY (VLNC)
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To: john t. brice who wrote (8997)3/7/1999 6:37:00 PM
From: Gordon Quickstad  Read Replies (1) of 27311
 
>>...I was thinking he might be the right man to ask what types of batteries might be included on this probe, maybe even who might be supplying them. <<

It's a real stretch for me to believe that VLNC would supply a battery for a space probe. There are many tested and understood battery technologies that are available for such a purpose that are not commercially available because of toxicity and expense concerns. For such a use, a battery system might be chosen for highest energy density, power density, best temperature range, and perhaps best cycling capacity and G-force survivability. Just as nuclear reactors are put into space uses, toxicity would not be a great concern, and expense would be of relatively no concern. VLNC's battery might be ideal for laptops and cell phones, but why would it beat out some of these other esoteric batteries? If VLNC is directly or indirectly involved in supplying this technology to space programs it would be worth a press release.
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