Volta Space Technologies Salutes the Courage of the Artemis II Crew and the Ambition of a New Lunar Era
As humanity returns to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, Volta honors the bold vision driving us deeper into space.
MONTREAL, QC & BROOMFIELD, CO — April 1, 2026 — Volta Space Technologies (“Volta”), a developer of laser-based Power Over Fiber and power beaming systems for space and defense applications, today salutes NASA, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission as they embark on humanity’s first crewed voyage to the Moon in more than half a century.
Scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. EDT this evening, Artemis II will send Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen on an approximately ten-day, free-return trajectory around the Moon — travelling farther from Earth than any humans in history.
The mission represents a watershed moment not only for NASA’s Artemis program but for the entire cislunar ecosystem. Every company building the infrastructure that will sustain human presence beyond Earth orbit — from habitats and landers to power systems and communications — owes a debt of ambition to the crews who accept the risk of proving these capabilities in flight.
“What lifts off today is more than a rocket — it is a declaration that our generation refuses to let the Moon remain a memory. The courage of the Artemis II crew reminds every one of us building for the lunar economy why the hard problems are worth solving. At Volta, we are developing the power infrastructure that future surface missions will depend on, and seeing four explorers strap in for this journey only deepens our resolve. To Commander Wiseman, Pilot Glover, Dr. Koch, and Colonel Hansen — Godspeed. We will be ready when you need the lights on.”
Justin Zipkin — Chief Executive Officer, Volta Space Technologies
Volta notes with particular pride the presence of CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen aboard Orion. As a Canadian company with deep ties to the nation’s space ecosystem, Volta views Hansen’s historic role — the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit — as a powerful affirmation of Canada’s growing contribution to deep-space exploration.
Artemis II lays the groundwork for the crewed lunar landings planned under Artemis IV and beyond, missions that will demand reliable, high-capacity power delivered to surface assets far from sunlight. Volta’s laser power beaming constellation concept is designed to address exactly this challenge — providing continuous energy to shadowed craters and polar installations where solar panels alone cannot reach.
As the Artemis program accelerates toward sustained presence on and around the Moon, Volta remains committed to advancing the critical power technologies that will help turn exploration into habitation.
ABOUT VOLTA SPACE TECHNOLOGIES
Volta Space Technologies is developing laser-based Power Over Fiber (PoF) and power beaming systems for space and defense applications. With operations in Canada and the United States, Volta’s core capabilities include a PoF payload for tethered drone platforms and a lunar laser power beaming constellation designed to deliver continuous energy to surface assets in permanently shadowed regions of the Moon. Volta works alongside partners across the defense and commercial space sectors to advance the infrastructure that will power the next era of human exploration.
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