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Researchers are working on a concept that could vastly improve how we build large structures in space. Launching large objects into orbit today is limited by rocket size and cargo capacity. A new idea from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program could help us get around these limitations. The Bend-Forming process may one day enable us to fabricate large 3D wireframe structures in space. This concept could transform in-space manufacturing, literally shaping a new generation of spacecraft built in space.
NASA 360 takes a look at the NASA Innovative Advanced Concept (NIAC) that could revolutionize in-space manufacturing. To learn more visit: go.nasa.gov/3EayCc6
To watch the in-depth presentation about this topic please visit the 2023 NIAC Symposium Vimeo site: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11002468/v...
To learn more about NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program visit: nasa.gov/niac
This video represents a research study within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. NIAC is a visionary and far-reaching aerospace program, one that has the potential to create breakthrough technologies for possible future space missions. However, such early-stage technology developments may never become actual NASA missions.
Credit: NASA
#NIAC #NASA
Researchers are working on a concept that could vastly improve how we build large structures in space. Launching large objects into orbit today is limited by rocket size and cargo capacity. A new idea from NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program could help us get around these limitations. The Bend-Forming process may one day enable us to fabricate large 3D wireframe structures in space. This concept could transform in-space manufacturing, literally shaping a new generation of spacecraft built in space.
NASA 360 takes a look at the NASA Innovative Advanced Concept (NIAC) that could revolutionize in-space manufacturing. To learn more visit: go.nasa.gov/3EayCc6
To watch the in-depth presentation about this topic please visit the 2023 NIAC Symposium Vimeo site: https://vimeo.com/showcase/11002468/v...
To learn more about NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts program visit: nasa.gov/niac
This video represents a research study within the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. NIAC is a visionary and far-reaching aerospace program, one that has the potential to create breakthrough technologies for possible future space missions. However, such early-stage technology developments may never become actual NASA missions.
Credit: NASA
#NIAC #NASA
