Minneapolis / San Antonio / Palo Alto / Richmond / Chicago / /
Company
Wolf Robotics / Lockheed Martin / Thales / Lockheed Martin AEROSPACE AMERICA / Space Systems/Loral / Loral / Sciaky Inc. / MDA Corp. / NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory / Stratasys Direct Manufacturing / /
Continent
AMERICA / /
Country
Taiwan / United States / /
Event
Business Partnership / /
Facility
American Institute of Aeronautics / /
IndustryTerm
structural technology / program management / prime contractor / titanium device / printed metal parts / electron beam welding / metal parts / satellite bus / software tools / satellite project / satellite design / satellite builders / additive manufacturing / manufacturing constraints / paint / satellite manu / reduced satellite mass / satellite model / Satellite manufacturers / additive manufacturing promises / final product / satellite operators / communications satellite / printing / satellite solar panels / communications satellites / satellite manufacturing revolution / satellite customers / fiberglass / electronics / satellite components / direct manufacturing / radio occultation systems / manufacturing / manufacturing tools / satellite assembly / metal components / /
MusicAlbum
Louisiana / Mississippi / Colorado / /
Organization
Federal Aviation Administration / European Space Agency / American Institute of Aeronautics / NASA’s Juno mission / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / compoEuropean Space Agency / /
Person
Joel Smith / Jim Bartel / Derek Edinger / Debra Werner / David Bernstein / /
Position
director of advanced materials and structural technology / materials engineer / spy / senior vice president for direct manufacturing / senior vice president of program management / strategic account manager for aerospace and defense / prime contractor / /
Product
AMERICA / /
ProvinceOrState
Louisiana / British Columbia / Mississippi / California / Colorado / /
Technology
radiation / 3-D / GPS / laser / radio frequency / /
Satellite manufacturers are beginning to equip spacecraft with metal parts made on 3-D printers. Someday, those additively manufactured parts might be assembled into spacecraft largely by robots operating in clean rooms.