As technology for in-space refueling and servicing continues to mature, in-space assembly and manufacturing efforts can expand to leverage these new capabilities. This paper expands upon previous work and describes four use cases for a fully capable in-space manufacturing ecosystem. Based on those use cases, enabling technology areas are identified and shortfalls in those technologies are noted for seven key categories. Finally, a survey of options for in-space experiments and demonstrations are presented, showing pathways for technology development in relevant environments.


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    Title :

    Toward a Fully Capable In-Space Manufacturing Ecosystem


    Contributors:
    M. Obenchain (author) / A. Trujillo (author) / J. Rome (author) / J. Heying (author) / A. Villegas (author) / V. Goyal (author) / D. Taylor (author)

    Publication date :

    2024


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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