September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
... a thrust of 88.9 kN and has a specific impulse of 3800 s. According to SES, its heat exchanger solution – built using additive manufacturing techniques [see photo] - is unique and compatible with both high temperatures and cryogenic coolants; it can...
March 2026
Humanity – the potential of space
... research, metallurgy, agriculture, and physics. Partnerships with private companies enabled intriguing projects, from additive manufacturing in microgravity to the development of vaccines and even the aging of whisky in orbit. While these efforts...
April 2026
Rethinking the spacesuit as a biological system
... of movement simultaneously, while reducing parts count and maintenance complexity. Such designs lend themselves naturally to additive manufacturing, opening the door to rapid prototyping, field servicing and, in the longer term, in-situ fabrication...
July 2019
Stepping into space with STEAM
... He volunteers for numerous space organisations and is on the National Space Society’s Space Ambassador Committee. He is an additive manufacturing mentor for summer interns, and a guest speaker/exhibitor/judge at the Cities in Space competition. Jeff...
May 2017
Recipe for success on flights to Mars
... Idaho. Zak Wilson was chief engineer of HI-SEAS mission III and is running a study titled ‘Remote Support of Additive Manufacturing on Martian Analogs’ during HI-SEAS mission V as a continuation of the 3D printing work he started during mission III...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... such as in-situ resource utilisation (‘living off the land’), energy production and storage, materials and additive manufacturing, water processing and waste management, simulation and virtual reality, robotics and human-robotic interaction, and...
