Session
Weekend Poster Session 2
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
The poster presents a demonstration mission of an in-space manufacturing technology to extrude tube-shaped photopolymer boom structures for satellites. On the end of the boom a camera will be mounted to simulate a payload and to observe the manufacturing process. The boom is manufactured in a continuous motion and therefore higher manufacturing speeds are archivable than by comparable additive manufacturing methods. The photopolymer curing mechanism makes the process energy- and packaging efficient which enables in-space manufacturing also for small satellites.
In-space manufacturing will be one of the key technologies for the future space economy. Large and lightweight structures can be manufactured on demand, to safe volume and costs at launch. Compared to deployable structures, which are commonly used on spacecraft, in-space manufacturing enables a large scalability and low development costs. The demonstrator will be mounted on the upper stage of the HyImpulse SL1 rocket which is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2025.
In-Orbit Demonstration of an In-Space Manufactured Selfie Stick forSmallSats
Utah State University, Logan, UT
The poster presents a demonstration mission of an in-space manufacturing technology to extrude tube-shaped photopolymer boom structures for satellites. On the end of the boom a camera will be mounted to simulate a payload and to observe the manufacturing process. The boom is manufactured in a continuous motion and therefore higher manufacturing speeds are archivable than by comparable additive manufacturing methods. The photopolymer curing mechanism makes the process energy- and packaging efficient which enables in-space manufacturing also for small satellites.
In-space manufacturing will be one of the key technologies for the future space economy. Large and lightweight structures can be manufactured on demand, to safe volume and costs at launch. Compared to deployable structures, which are commonly used on spacecraft, in-space manufacturing enables a large scalability and low development costs. The demonstrator will be mounted on the upper stage of the HyImpulse SL1 rocket which is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2025.
