January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... includes a large family of processes and technologies and can be applied to a wide range of materials from polymers, metals and ceramics to food, living cells and organs. The high cost of qualifying new materials and processes means that established...
29 March 2018
Materials and Processes for Spacecraft and High Reliability Applications
This massive tome, a veritable doorstop of a book, is a revised version of ‘Metallurgical Assessment of Spacecraft Parts, Materials and Processes’, which was published in 1997. According to its preface, the book has “become more voluminous [in ...
May 2018
Challenging the boundaries of materials science
... previously Head of the Materials and Processes Division at ESA and is now Honorary Professor in the School of Engineering, University of Portsmouth. He is author of Materials and Processes for Spacecraft and High Reliability Applications (Springer...
March 2016
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
...on human beings, dramatically reducing associated risks. Challenges and limitations The materials and processes used for space hardware manufacturing are confronted with very peculiar challenges and limitations: the omnipresent need for low mass will...
May 2020
Space astronomy at the limits of technology
... you describe the engineering legacy of these developments? The use of similar materials and processes for future spacecraft. The issue is that, as everything cools down, different materials contract more or less, which can cause stresses to build...
September 2016
Preparing the future: the right technology at the right time
... 20 per cent in the long term. It is essential to manage the resulting risk of obsolescence - where certain commonly employed materials and processes are no longer available for use in space industry supply lines. Waivers can be applied for, but will...
