Term for project: Structural Materials Joining in Space

Where Is He Now? Ohio State Graduate Alum Eugene Choi on OFRN-Funded Space Welding Research to Rocket Engines at SpaceX

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Space Materials Joining
Caption: Choi at SpaceX in Los Angeles, CA When Eugene Choi first began researching laser welding in space, he was an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University, working on what started as a capstone project. Today, he is a welding engineer...

Ohio State and the Structural Materials Joining in Space Project: Pioneering In-Space Welding and Repair

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Space Materials Joining
The Future of Space Construction The Structural Materials Joining in Space project, led by a team at The Ohio State University with support from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) , NASA , and funding from the Ohio Federal Research Network...

Advancing Space Welding: Agile Ultrasonics’ Pioneering Project Breaks New Ground in Space Manufacturing

Space Materials Joining
Agile Ultrasonics is at the forefront of space technology, developing advanced ultrasonic welding solutions for thermoplastic (TP) composites. As a key player in the "Structural Materials Joining in Space" project, funded by Ohio Federal Research...

The Ohio Federal Research Network funds Ohio State’s Structural Materials Joining in Space Project that Aims to Transform Space Manufacturing

Ohio State students Aaron Brimmer (left) and Will McAuley (right) setting up the vacuum chamber inside the Zero G Boeing 727
Space Materials Joining
Santa Maria, CA – The aerospace industry is on the cusp of a revolutionary transformation, supported in part by the Ohio Federal Research Network's (OFRN) $1,193,345 investment in a cutting-edge space manufacturing project. This project “Structural...

Structural Materials Joining in Space

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AOI: Commercial Space in Low Earth Orbit

Innovation: 

The proposed work will focus on the understanding and quantification of the challenges associated with materials joining in space conditions. This work includes developing and using an autonomous welding system that reproduces the vacuum, temperature, and gravity conditions encountered during manufacturing, maintenance, and repair in space. 

This work will advance the technology readiness level (TRL) of laser beam welding (LBW) of metals...

Space Materials Joining

The Ohio Federal Research Network awards $6.85 million to six Ohio organizations to advance aerospace innovation in Ohio

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Space Materials Joining
Dayton, Ohio – The Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN) program awarded a total of $6.85 million to six Ohio-based organizations representing industry and academia and their collaborators to advance science and technology innovation for U.S. national...