AIAA SF, P.O. Box 1548, Mountain View, CA 94042-1548

AIAA SF/SVSC Small Payloads TechTalks
Monday, March 5, 2012; 6:30pm-8:00pm
Hacker Dojo, Mountain View

3D Printing in a Micro-Gravity Environment

Jason Dunn
CTO and Co-Founder, Made in Space, Inc.
NASA Ames Research Park, Moffett Field, CA

Abstract

Additive manufacturing is the process of building (or "3D printing") a product layer by layer. A wide range of materials can be printed with additive manufacturing machines, from hard plastics to aluminum and titanium. Example spacecraft components that can be built include more efficient rocket nozzles and lighter miniaturized satellite parts.

Made in Space, Inc. is a space manufacturing company that leverages the rapid advancements in 3D printing and additive manufacturing to offer unique solutions for the aerospace industry.

About the Speaker

Jason Dunn is the CTO and Co-Founder at Made in Space, Inc. His life goal is to help settle the space frontier. He holds both a bachelors and a masters degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Central Florida.

During the summer of 2008 Mr. Dunn co-founded the Omega Envoy Project, the only student formed and led team competing in the Google Lunar X PRIZE.

In 2010 he graduated from Singularity University Graduate Studies Program, which studies the exponential trend of technology and its impact and solutions for humanity. During the program he co-founded Made In Space, Inc., a company aimed at in-situ manufacturing in space utilizing 3D printing technologies."

Resources of Interest

For those who want to research available material before the talk, here are some available resources:

• Mike Wall. Nov. 11, 2010. Print your own space station — in orbit, Space.com.
• Made in Space. July 28, 2011. 3D printers tested in zero gravity.

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Meeting Details

Sign-in, networking and refreshments at 6:30 pm; presentation at 7:00 pm; program ends at 8:00 pm. This meeting is open to the general public.

Location

Hacker Dojo
140A S. Whisman Rd.
Mountain View, CA,94041
(650) 898-7925

Map: Hacker Dojo

Point of Contact

For more information about this meeting, contact AIAA SF Technical Programs Director Rick Kwan .

Co-sponsors

This TechTalk program is co-sponsored by the Silicon Valley Space Center as part of its campaign to accelerate access to space.