{"id":168888,"date":"2020-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/?p=168888"},"modified":"2024-10-29T10:32:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T10:32:18","slug":"the-era-of-commercial-human-space-flight-has-begun-what-does-it-mean-for-am-aerospace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/the-era-of-commercial-human-space-flight-has-begun-what-does-it-mean-for-am-aerospace\/","title":{"rendered":"The era of commercial human space flight has begun. What does it mean for AM? Aerospace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 30th, 2020, SpaceX\u2018s Crew Dragon took off on top of a Falcon 9 rocket for its second demonstration mission: SpaceX Demo-2, the first with human astronauts on board. The launch took place as scheduled from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"\/service\/3d-printing-service\/\">3D Printing<\/a> Media Network we have been following the entire genesis of the Crew Dragon capsule as it was one of the first space projects to disclose the use of additive manufacturing for final, flying parts, specifically its SuperDraco launch escape engines. These are the engines that will bring the human crew to safety in case of a launch failure so let\u2019s hope we won\u2019t have to see them in action. However, the technology powering the SuperDracon engines may also provide a base for future SpaceX landers, including those that will hopefully bring humans to the Moon and Mars.<\/p>\n<p>But before that happens, this test flight with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board the Dragon spacecraft accomplishes a huge milestone by returning human spaceflight to the United States and, for the first time, on privately owned and built rocket and capsule. This means that now anyone can go to space, it\u2019s just a matter of getting the funds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox-upload.oss-us-east-1.aliyuncs.com\/image\/2020\/11\/AzAf6n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In preparation for Demo-2, SpaceX completed a number of major milestones for NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program. In March 2019, SpaceX completed Crew Dragon\u2019s first demonstration mission to and from the International Space Station\u2014an end-to-end test flight of Crew Dragon without NASA astronauts onboard\u2014making Dragon the first American spacecraft to autonomously dock with the International Space Station and safely return to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>In January, SpaceX successfully completed an in-flight test of Crew Dragon\u2019s launch escape capabilities. This test, which did not have NASA astronauts on board the spacecraft, demonstrated Crew Dragon\u2019s ability to reliably carry crew to safety in the unlikely event of an emergency on the ascent. After detaching from the rocket leveraging thrust from the SuperDraco engines, Dragon safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, and SpaceX teams successfully recovered the spacecraft onto SpaceX\u2019s recovery vessel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox-upload.oss-us-east-1.aliyuncs.com\/image\/2020\/11\/juURfi.jpg\" \/> The Falcon 9 launch vehicle that will support Demo-2 are onsite at SpaceX\u2019s facilities in Florida. To mark the return of human spaceflight on American rockets from American soil, NASA has revived its worm logo for Demo-2.<\/p>\n<p>Demo-2 is the final major test for SpaceX\u2019s human spaceflight system to be certified by NASA for operational crew missions to and from the International Space Station. NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program is a turning point for America\u2019s future in space exploration that lays the groundwork for future missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eaeaea7a; padding: 15px 30px; overflow-wrap: break-word; display: flex; align-items: center; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: -1px 4px 20px 0px #dedede; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; padding-right: 30px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 14px;\">Manufacturing on Demand<\/h4>\n<div style=\"display: block;\">Order custom parts through our online manufacturing network. Low cost, fast delivery. Upload your design for free quotes now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #0baee8; color: white; padding: 10px 20px; border-radius: 4px;\" href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i class=\"fa-fw auxicon auxicon-cloud-upload\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Get Quote<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Because Space X is a private company, and because the US is still a very libertarian nation, the only thing limiting more and more people to go to space now is the ability for SpaceX, its partners, and its future (hopefully) competitors, to profit from it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/facfox-upload.oss-us-east-1.aliyuncs.com\/image\/2020\/11\/E73AFv.jpeg\" \/> Buy-to-fly cost over the years and the rockets.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the race is on \u2013 even more than ever before \u2013 to reduce costs. No manufacturing technology can promise as rapid and significant a weight (and therefore cost) reduction as additive manufacturing, especially on the relatively small part batches required by the space segment.<\/p>\n<p>An entire movement of commercial companies and startups (we will explore most of these in upcoming articles in this month\u2019s AM Focus Aerospace) now exists because of this new paradigm, building and expanding the space economy and making it more seamless and natural to create parts for space. But don\u2019t just take our word for it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Further down the road, with more people traveling in Space, more and more production will take place in Space as well. Nowhere in the world is the concept of distributed manufacturing more relevant than \u2026 outside of it. And no technology can deliver on-location, distributed manufacturing of complex parts more efficiently than additive manufacturing. Getting to orbit, getting through space, and staying in space will only be possible by implementing AM in its various declinations. Exactly how it will happen is the focus of 3dpbm\u2019s Aerospace AM Focus 2020 Aerospace for this entire month. We have lots of great content coming up so stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p><em>*This article was modified on May 27th to reflect the fact that the launch was moved to May 30th due to weather concerns.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*This article was modified on May 31st to include an analysis of new perspectives for AM in the wake of SpaceX\u2019s successful May 30 launch.<\/em><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size: 16px; border-left: 4px solid #cdcdcd; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #f9f9f9; font-weight: 500; color: dimgrey;\">\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 6px;\">You might also like:<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/metal-pbf-technology-in-zero-g-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German Aerospace Center DLR gets ready to test metal PBF technology in zero-G conditions: <\/a>The subject of the DLR research project is the SLS\/SLM process (Selective Laser Sintering or Selective Laser Melting), in which the desired component is formed from individual layers of metallic powder using a focused laser beam \u2013 layer by layer. The range of possible materials is very wide using this process, even if adjustments to the different machine parameters sometimes require a complex series of measurements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: grey;\">* This article is reprinted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/today-begins-the-era-of-commercial-space-flights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D Printing Media Network<\/a>. If you are involved in infringement, please contact us to delete it.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"far fa-fw fa-user\"><\/i> Author:\u00a0Davide Sher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 30th, 2020, SpaceX\u2018s Crew Dragon took off on top of a Falcon 9 rocket for its second demonstration mission: SpaceX Demo-2, the first with human astronauts on board. 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