| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Additive Manufacturing: Alternative Processes (Beyond the Beam)
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| Presentation Title |
Experimental Demonstration of Additive Manufacturing and Assembly in Space by Thermal Vacuum Testing |
| Author(s) |
Derek Thomas, Paul Shestople , Michael Snyder |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Derek Thomas |
| Abstract Scope |
Satellite and space vehicle designs are constrained by launch vehicle shroud size and surviving launch and ascent. Astronaut assisted manufacturing and assembly has limited construction of large space-based structures due to the risks involved. Extending on the successful deployment of commercial additive manufacturing devices on the International Space Station, Made In Space, Inc., (MIS) is developing of a suite of technologies for on-orbit autonomous manufacturing and assembly as part of the Archinaut Technology Development Project. Robotic assembly and additive manufacturing (AM) have been demonstrated under simulated Low Earth Orbit environmental conditions with a thermal vacuum chamber and cyclic temperature profile. The resulting melt-extrusion produced samples provide insight into the effects of harsh environmental conditions on additively manufactured materials. The resulting properties of 3D printed bulk and thin-walled specimens provide insight to guide manufacturing process development under the harsh environments of space. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |