DCUBED, the German NewSpace {hardware} producer, introduced it’ll reveal in-space manufacturing as a part of an indication mission anticipated in Q1 2024. This would be the first time ever {that a} product has been manufactured in free area.

The demonstration will see the manufacturing of a roughly 30 centimeter excessive, 3D printed truss construction, and is designed to show the efficacy of in-space manufacturing and spotlight the game-changing potential that such capabilities promise to ship for manufacturing in-orbit.

“Payload limitations and costs are real barriers hindering the use of space for the benefit of mankind. There is an urgent need for large structures in orbit to support an ecosystem providing services as diverse as internet from space, IoT, and Earth observation. The establishment of our new key business division shows that we at DCUBED always want to push the boundaries of what is possible, enabling our partners and customers to think big in space. Our demonstration of manufacturing in free space promises to revolutionize in-space fabrication and repair of space structures and trigger a paradigm shift in how we approach the production of space hardware, opening many doors which we can’t even imagine right now. This is a truly disruptive enabling technology.” Dr. Thomas Sinn, CEO & Founder, DCUBED.

The upcoming demonstration is a serious milestone in DCUBED’s efforts in direction of establishing in-space manufacturing capabilities for bigger area constructions, particularly for SmallSat functions, because of be demonstrated by the corporate within the subsequent couple of years. This program consists of an in-orbit experiment of truss-structure manufacturing in 2025 and an in-orbit mission demonstration, in 2026, for a a number of kilowatt (KW) SmallSat photo voltaic arrays.

An area mechanism builder with 15 merchandise already in orbit, DCUBED, which is headquartered outdoors Munich, Germany, is establishing an workplace in Broomfield, Colorado, a super location inside the important thing United States area market.