DARPA Plans In-Space Demos Of Large Structure Manufacturing

Tech could be used to build "very large space structures."

Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
DARPA has awarded two contracts to demonstrate in-space manufacturing technologies capable of creating large structures. The research agency has awarded in-space demonstration contracts to California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for robotic assembly and The University of Illinois Urbana...
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Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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