Chinese researchers are developing an autonomous orbital fabrication robot inspired by NASA’s shelved SpiderFab concept, capable of building large structures directly in space. The system uses ...
Shenyang team focuses on how to produce strong structural parts efficiently, and how to connect them reliably.
Because it's costly and cumbersome to transport large structures such as satellite dishes into space, aerospace Ph.D. student Ivan Wu and his advisor, Jeff Baur, at The Grainger College of Engineering ...
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Space spider reborn: China revives NASA’s orbital construction robot dream
Chinese researcher are reportedly developing their own version of NASA’s “SpiderFab” orbital fabrication autonomous ...
There has been much discussion in the space community recently about building large data centers in orbit to avoid the environmental consequences of sprawling computing facilities on Earth. These ...
Continuous fiber 3D printer additively deposited fiber bundles generate the desired shape: (a) cone, (b) saddle, (c) parabolic dish. Source (All Images) | The Grainger College, University of Illinois ...
Aerospace undergrad Alex Kuehnle observes PhD student Ivan Wu in the composites laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Because it’s costly and cumbersome to transport large ...
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