Category Archives: Lunar Manufacturing

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 26-29 Mar 2021

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American Institute Of Aeronautics And Astronautics Hosts 3rd International Space Architecture Gathering On March 27

The Los Angeles-Las Vegas Section Of AIAA To Bring Space Architects From Around World Together (Virtually) This Saturday, With 19 Experts Speaking On Structure Design In Space And On / Around Other Worlds Such As Moon And Mars And Applicability Of Such Designs In Meeting Terrestrial Needs; Forum Will Feature An Opening Welcome From AIAA Executive Director (T) Dan Dumbacher, Moderation / Keynote From (B) Madhu Thangavelu Of USC And Talks From Professional And Academic Space Builders From Australia, Austria, California, Denmark, Florida, Hawaii, Italy, New York, North Dakota And Texas.

Imaged: Centennial Challenge Winner for a 3D-Printed Habitat, Mars Ice House
Credits: NASA, USC, AIAA

Friday / 19 Feb 2021

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Bevy Of Lunar Meetings In USA, UK, SEA And Online Slated For The Week Ahead

AIAA Huntsville Presents Challenges And Benefits Of Excavation And Construction On The Moon 24 February, Jennifer Edmunson Of NASA MSFC To Speak On Extraction Of Volatiles From Regolith / PSRs, In-Situ Construction; 24-26 Feb International Association For The Study Of The Commons, Open Lunar Foundation, Others To Discuss Property Rights On Moon / Beyond From Arizona; LPI Of Houston Hosts Lunar Surface Science Workshop On Science Support For Crewed Artemis Missions 24-25 Feb; IOP Manchester Looks Back On Apollo And Its Impression Via Media 24 Feb; Pre-Global Space & Technology Convention Includes ILOA Hawai’i 3rd Lunar Commercial Communications Workshop In Hybrid Format From Singapore 25 Feb

Credits: AIAA, IOP, LPI, IASC, GSTC

Tuesday / 9 Feb 2021

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Lunar Manufacturing Capability To Be Advanced By Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 

DARPA (Budget ~US3.5B) To Host Proposers Day Webcast 26 February, 13:00-16:00 (EST), Orienting Potential Applicants In Anticipation Of Broad Agency Announcement On Novel Orbital And Moon Manufacturing, Materials And Mass-Efficient Design Program; Initiative Seeks To Apply DARPA (Formerly ARPA, Founded In Response To Sputnik-1) Ethos Of “Explicitly Reaching For Transformational Change” To Lunar Surface And In-Space Construction; Three 18-Month Phases Will Focus On 1-MW Solar Array Materials / Design Proof Of Concept (Phase 1); 100m-Diameter RF Reflector (Phase 2); Long-Wave Infrared Telescope (Phase 3)

Credits: DARPA, Pictured: Acting Director Peter Highnam (L), Defense Sciences Office Program Manager Bill Carter (R)