[SpaceProgram] Made-in-Space Parts Could Beco... (space.com)

[Paul Szymkowiak]

>Agreed. This would be an awesome project to do.
>It encapsulates a lot of smaller projects and focuses them toward a larger
goal

+1

I wonder how viable a predominantly unmanned makerlab/ fablab might be?

I'm thinking semi-automated and/ or robotic-controlled 3D printing, laser
cutting, welding, etc.

Could feedstock/ raw materials be viably ferried from Earth (or harvested
from sources in space?) and fuel a useful space-based fabrication facility?


On 27 July 2012 11:02, Alex Cureton-Griffiths <alexcg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agreed. This would be an awesome project to do. It encapsulates a lot of
> smaller projects and focuses them toward a larger goal, and will have
> definite value and purpose in pushing mankind into space, as well as fixing
> a problem that clearly exists at present (i.e. having tools to make
> components to repair/augment spacecraft means a big reduction in
> weight/cost since no need to carry all the spare components themselves)
>
> On 21 Jul, 2012, at 1:56 AM, cole santos wrote:
>
> I think a hackerspace in space would be a fun project. It would need
> extreme ventilation and air filtration. Big inflatable bubbles around
> each area. Gravity can be had with a centrifuge. Each item could be a
> funded HSP project
>
> On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Jerry Isdale <jerry at mauimakers.com>
> wrote:
> > Electron Beam Freeform modeling...
> > Thats a new one.  Looks kinda like building stuff with a MIG welder...
> on a
> > small scale.
> > Gravity is an important part of all other additive manufacturing tech,
> and
> > subtractive is a big mess in no gravity
> > even a micro gravity well would help
> >
> > Jerry Isdale
> > http://MauiMakers.com
> > http://www.mauimakers.com/blog/thursday-public-meeting/
> >
> > On Jul 19, 2012, at 5:48 PM, Alex wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Made-in-Space Parts Could Become Space Travel's New Norm
> > http://www.space.com/16656-space-manufacturing-3d-printing.html
> >
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