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 by Molly Porter for MSFC News Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 15, 2021
A team of students from colleges and universities across the United States - members of the Artemis Generation - tested a 3D printed launch and landing pad to see how it holds up to a hot rocket engine March 6 at Camp Swift in Bastrop, Texas. The students' design concept - called the Lunar Plume Alleviation Device, or Lunar PAD - aims to solve problems caused by lunar dust kicked up during launches and landings. The students first proposed the new design for a competitive proposal writing workshop led by the Office of the Chief Technologist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and the L'SPACE Academy - the student collaboration project for NASA's Lucy mission at Arizona State University in Tempe. The team won funding to print and test a small-scale prototype with help from NASA's Moon-to-Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technologies (MMPACT) project, Austin-based construction technologies startup ICON, and the Sounding Rocketry Team at Texas A and M University in College Station. Artemis is NASA's robotic and human return to the Moon. Inspiring the next generation of explorers - the Artemis Generation - ensures America will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery. MMPACT is funded by NASA's Game Changing Development Program.
Printing in 3D as long as you like Paris (ESA) Mar 14, 2021 Presented at ESA's Advanced Manufacturing workshop, this 1.5 m-long hard polymer bar was produced using a 3D printer that is much smaller than it is. The printer is capable of printing parts of unlimited dimensions in a single direction. It is a ground demonstrator version of 3D printing technology which is ultimately intended for use aboard the International Space Station. ESA advanced manufacturing engineer Advenit Makaya explains: "Developing out-of-Earth manufacturing solutions for large ... read more
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