With NASA, ThinkOrbital will collaborate on the development of its ThinkPlatforms as well as Construction Technologies for Space Applications (CONTESA), which include AM and aids in large-scale in-space fabrication. Image courtesy of ThinkOrbitalĪ space infrastructure developer, ThinkOrbital is at the R&D stages of its autonomously assembled space structures called ThinkPlatforms. While most of these businesses have been known to use 3D printing in their projects, on this occasion, NASA has revealed that ThinkOrbital will use additive manufacturing (AM) in developing large-scale orbital platforms and construction technologies for space applications.Īrtist’s concept of ThinkOrbital’s ThinkPlatform in low Earth orbit. The companies selected for this collaboration range from established industry players such as Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX to promising newcomers like ThinkOrbital and Vast, which recently acquired space tech firm Launcher. In essence, NASA will provide these companies with technical expertise, assessments, lessons learned, technologies, and data through unfunded Space Act Agreements. commercial low Earth orbit (LEO) economy through Collaborations for Commercial Space Capabilities-2 (CCSC-2). This initiative aims to reinforce the U.S. companies to strengthen the future of commercial and government space capabilities. ![]() Image courtesy of NASA/Charles Beason Bolstering collaborations Student teams ready their rockets for launch during NASA’s Student Launch competition.
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