July 2019
Settling the final frontier
...development for major publishers in seven languages. He is the Editor-in-Chief for the National Space Society’s quarterly print magazine Ad Astra, and his frequent articles have appeared in Space.com, LiveScience, Futurity, the International Business...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
...at the moment, however, is on technology development. That technology includes additive manufacturing, more widely known as metal 3D printing, and advanced materials to create prototype engines and components. Skyrora has a team of over 120 personnel...
November 2019
Cosmo’s adventures in animated edutainment
... the AR experience with partners at Argis Solutions and PRUiM Consulting. The topographical map on the desk was 3D printed by The 3D Printing Store in Colorado. By setting Cosmo’s origin during the Apollo era, he represents the history of world space...
June 2022
Patent protection for space manufacturing
... off patent protection considerations. That said, as with any great innovations - such as AI, machine learning and 3D printing - the answers are unlikely to be forthcoming until some ‘guinea pigs’ (or determined and forward-thinking patent attorneys...
October 2024
Lunar construction with regolith and robots
... into a rover Once the process has been developed, it must be integrated with a lunar rover to provide a mobile printing capability to enable the additive manufacturing of solid structures. A key part of the success of lunar manufacturing will be the...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
... habitat designs which need to endure in ‘off-world’ landscapes and encompass natural resources. Along with regolith 3D printing methods, growing habitats from plants is also being considered, but there is still much research required to overcome...
