| Abstract Scope |
NASA has an interest in sending robotic spacecraft to a number of hostile planetary surfaces, including Mars, Venus, Earth’s moon, Europa, Enceladus, Titan, comets and asteroids. Each mission requires materials specifically suited for robotic operations in those conditions. Towards this end, NASA JPL has been developing various additive manufacturing technologies and new alloys to enable future robotic space exploration. This talk will give an overview of some of those activities and potential future directions. |