Friday, August 22, 2008

Micro Power Gets Win On International Space Station

Beaverton, Oregon-based Micro Power, a developer of portable power packs for the electronics industry, said this week that the firm's products are being used on the International Space Station. According to the firm, it has manufactured a custom lithium battery pack for a Automated External Defibrillator for the ISS. The equipment was launched on the space shuttle Discovery on May 31st. The battery is being used on the space station as part of a system for treating a heart attack. Micro Power's battery systems are targeted at the medical equipment market and other mission-critical systems.