In-space manufacturing will form a huge part of the future of space exploitation. It will massively reduce the cost of launching otherwise fully built structures to orbit and beyond.
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Atwater, Hajimiri, and Pelligrino discussed their project as it nears a significant milestone. A test launch of prototypes into Earth orbit is expected in December of 2022.
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Anirudh Sharma graduated from engineering college just two years ago. In June of this year, Sharma’s company, Digantara (which means “space” in Sanskrit) launched the world’s first commercial space-based space weather system. He says that the technology is “kind of like Google Maps for space.”
A space venture named Gravitics has emerged from stealth mode with twenty million dollars in seed funding and a plan to build space station modules at a forty-two thousand square foot facility north of Seattle, in Marysville, Washington.
StartRocket is a Russian private space startup. They have been promoting the idea of space advertisements since early 2019. Project leader Vlad Sitnikov said that this commodification of the sky is the next logical step in advertising. He said, “We are ruled by brands and events. The Super Bowl, Coca-Cola, Brexit, the Olympics, Mercedes, FIFA, Supreme, and the Mexican wall.
One of the possible commercial uses for a space station that has been discussed is for tourists. A hotel in orbit is possible but I have always been skeptical that it could pay for itself in the near future. I have posted about plans for a space hotel in the past, but I thought it was time for an update.
