Start Date
4-1969 8:00 AM
Description
In this paper, four selected subject areas will be discussed which may be promising for manufacturing in space. In three of these areas, the opportunity arises mainly from the absence of a gravitational field, while in the fourth area advantage may be taken of the prevailing hard vacuum. The discussed line items are as follows:
1. Crystal growth and refinement.
2. Manufacture of perfectly shaped bodies.
3. Preparation of homogeneous mixtures and suspensions.
4. Ultrapurification of refractory metals in a vacuum.
It is generally concluded in this document that in spite of numerous technical uncertainties confronting the experimenter, it still may be a promising field of future space activities which deserves more general attention.
Analysis of Selected Opportunities for Manufacturing in Space
In this paper, four selected subject areas will be discussed which may be promising for manufacturing in space. In three of these areas, the opportunity arises mainly from the absence of a gravitational field, while in the fourth area advantage may be taken of the prevailing hard vacuum. The discussed line items are as follows:
1. Crystal growth and refinement.
2. Manufacture of perfectly shaped bodies.
3. Preparation of homogeneous mixtures and suspensions.
4. Ultrapurification of refractory metals in a vacuum.
It is generally concluded in this document that in spite of numerous technical uncertainties confronting the experimenter, it still may be a promising field of future space activities which deserves more general attention.
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