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DARPA Kicks Off Early Orbital Moon Manufacturing Program Experiments

DARPA believes orbital manufacturing could facilitate larger spacecraft.
Credit: DARPA
DARPA has kicked off its orbital Moon manufacturing program, naming eight research teams for the initiative. The agency’s Novel Orbital Moon Manufacturing, Materials, and Mass Efficient Design (NOM4D) program wants industry and university research teams to show proofs of concept in materials science...
Garrett Reim

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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