Manufacturing in Space

Human ability to leave the earth provides many new prospects for the future. Mining of asteroids, construction of lunar launch facilities, tourism and space production are just a few of the many opportunities that are being considered. Many factors must be checked. For example, in the case of space production, the economic factors are as follows. It is possible on the earth. If so, is it providing the most cost-effective place? Environmental factors may be contamination of the factory or contamination in the manufacturing process.

Andrew Rush, CEO of Made in Space, says: Rush 's company has already been printed in space. In 2014, the company's Zero-G printer was released and is now in the International Space Station. But the ambition to make space is more than that. The company's goal is to make fiber a space and profit from the initial release. When an optical fiber is manufactured on the earth, crystals are formed and cause signal loss. These crystals are not formed when you are manufacturing under microgravity. This makes the fiber very valuable, offsetting boarding costs when it enters the space station.

We are proud to be the world leader in aerospace manufacturing. In 2014, Made In Space became the first company to manufacture microgravity objects. Today we are the only company operating multiple manufacturing facilities and commercial aerospace manufacturing services in space. We provide weekly service to customers through 3D prints of various materials on the International Space Station. But our history works with great partners. We first verified our gravity-independent 3D printing technology with parabolic flight provided by NASA's flight plan. Next, we signed a development agreement for 3D printer for NASA and ISS. As mentioned earlier, the first printer is in operation in 2014 and has been in operation ever since. Our second facility, the Additive Manufacturing Plant (AMF), manufactures a structure that can withstand the vacuum of the universe using many different materials at very high temperatures.

Laminated shaping in space can not use the same process as layered modeling on the earth. It is impossible to use a conventional 3D printer with zero gravity and the machine must operate in a completely different environment. The first thing is that when 3D printing is done in space, the parts are not fully supported so that parts can not be placed on the build tray. Machines must mold parts in space vacuum. The printing technology on the track is a completely different experience. The printed materials and machines used are more durable and need to have different characteristics over a long period of time. Regardless of how it is used, 3D print parts must be highly resistant to changes in space conditions, even if they are printed on the earth. Therefore, printed matter is really important