Made In Space https://madeinspace.us Build Above Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:15:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 Building Momentum for a Bold Future: A Message from Made In Space President Tom Campbell https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/11/05/building-momentum-for-a-bold-future-a-message-from-made-in-space-president-tom-campbell/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:26:26 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=3337 With yesterday’s announcement, I’m pleased to share my enthusiasm about joining the Redwire team as the new president of Made In Space. In this role I am honored to represent this innovative team and their long list of “in-space firsts,” and I see an incredible opportunity to leverage this bold and enterprising spirit toward creating new value for our partners with even more ambitious space...

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]]> A Legacy of Innovation: Off-Earth Manufacturing Technology on the International Space Station https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/11/02/a-legacy-of-innovation-off-earth-manufacturing-technology-on-the-international-space-station/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:17:01 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=3327 This month marks 20 years of continuous human presence in low Earth orbit (LEO) onboard the International Space Station (ISS). The space station serves as a one-of-kind orbital laboratory supporting scientific research and technology development in a unique microgravity environment. The research done on the ISS has expanded humanity’s scientific understanding and station’s legacy will influence...

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]]> Paving the Way for Artemis: Manufacturing Technology will be a Key Enabler for Sustainable Lunar Operations https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/09/25/paving-the-way-for-artemis-manufacturing-technology-will-be-a-key-enabler-for-sustainable-lunar-operations/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:31:38 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=3081 NASA’s Artemis program signals the next era of human spaceflight and exploration as the agency prepares to send the first woman and the next man to the lunar surface by 2024. This milestone will pave the way for sustainable lunar operations for NASA and its partners by the end of the decade. To meet these goals, NASA and commercial partners are looking to rapidly develop critical technologies to...

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]]> Ceramics Manufacturing: Increasing Capability + Scaling Commercial Industry in Space https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/09/24/ceramics-manufacturing/ Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:51:03 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=3028 Made In Space (MIS) is set to launch its newest manufacturing facility to the International Space Station (ISS), introducing another brand new manufacturing capability from the MIS team. This significant milestone will be the fifth facility launched by the company and the fifth unique capability brought to the ISS. The Ceramic Manufacturing Module (CMM) will be on Northrop Grumman’s 14 th...

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]]> The Story of the World’s First Zero Gravity Printer https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/08/25/the-story-of-the-worlds-first-zero-gravity-printer/ Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:22:10 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=2963 In 2014, Made In Space, Inc. (MIS), with NASA, changed the world by manufacturing the first object in space with the 3D Printing in Zero-G Experiment (3DP). This first print signaled new possibilities for manufacturing objects in space. It changed what was considered possible and was a gateway for further innovation that will enable humans to sustainably live and work in space beyond low Earth...

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]]> In-Space Manufacturing Will Deliver Critical Capabilities and Ensures Resiliency for U.S. Space Leadership https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/08/07/in-space-manufacturing-delivers-critical-capabilities-and-ensures-resiliency-for-u-s-space-superiority/ Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:58:40 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=2912 Military space operations have been predominantly viewed as a support function for land, air, and sea forces providing over-the-horizon communications, navigation, and intelligence data from exquisite assets far beyond the reach of our adversaries. Advancements demonstrated by Russia and China with anti-satellite weapons, the proliferation of satellite jamming technology, and the increasing use of...

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]]> Made In Space to host Virtual Workshop at 2020 Small Satellite Conference https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/07/30/made-in-space-to-host-virtual-workshop-at-2020-small-satellite-conference/ Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:19:02 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=2849 On-Orbit Manufacturing & Assembly for SmallSat Missions Workshop In-space manufacturing and assembly technologies will enable unprecedented space applications and transform how we utilize space and develop space infrastructure. These capabilities will create larger space-optimized structures, improve satellite volumetric efficiency, and change how we build future spacecraft. Made In Space is...

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]]> How In-Space Manufacturing Will Impact the Global Space Economy https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/06/22/how-in-space-manufacturing-will-impact-the-global-space-economy/ https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/06/22/how-in-space-manufacturing-will-impact-the-global-space-economy/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:58:07 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=2487 The world is entering a new era of space, one that will see us venture farther than ever before and utilize the space environment in completely new ways. Artemis is taking us back to the Moon and onwards to Mars, and SpaceX and NASA just successfully launched the first commercial crewed mission to the International Space Station. Milestones like these signal a bright future for humanity’s...

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]]> https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/06/22/how-in-space-manufacturing-will-impact-the-global-space-economy/feed/ 2 Forging the Future: Why Multi-Material Manufacturing will be the Key to Long-Duration Spaceflight Missions https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/04/14/forging-the-future-why-multi-material-manufacturing-will-be-the-key-to-long-duration-spaceflight-missions/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:55:33 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=2360 The next era in human spaceflight has begun as NASA and commercial companies look to travel beyond low Earth Orbit (LEO). NASA’s Artemis program, a multi-phase exploration plan that charts a path from the Moon to Mars, looks to leverage the agency’s largest rocket plus innovative technology from the private sector to accomplish its objectives. These ambitious space exploration missions will...

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]]> Helping In the Fight Against COVID-19: Made In Space Develops Rapid Response Ventilator Adapter https://madeinspace.us/blog/2020/04/09/helping-in-the-fight-against-covid-19-made-in-space-develops-rapid-response-ventilator-adapter/ Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:39:39 +0000 https://madeinspace.us/?p=2350 Made In Space (MIS) is helping in the fight against COVID-19 by providing front line healthcare workers with much-needed supplies and equipment. MIS facilities in Jacksonville, FL and Moffett Field, CA are providing hundreds of 3D printed face shields to local-area hospitals to augment the shortage of critical PPE supplies. Additionally, MIS engineers have developed a rapid response ventilator...

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