SpiderFab robot aims to build 3D-printed spaceship parts in orbit, Tethers Unlimited, Inc., Bothell, Washington, USA

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Article "NASA-backed SpiderFab robot aims to build 3D-printed spaceship parts in orbit"

by Nathan Olivarez-Giles
August 31, 2013

 

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Article "Incredible Technology: Spiderlike Robots Could Build Giant Space Structures"

by Mike Wall
April 6, 2015

 

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Article "NASA-funded program will use SPIDER robots to build a home for mankind in SPACE"
ORBITING robot spiders could be used to piece together spacecrafts under a new NASA-funded project.

by Aaron Brown
April 7, 2015

 

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NASA 360 Talks - Building in Space

Published on Apr 30, 2015

It takes a lot of hard work and effort to get an entire spacecraft into orbit… But what if we didn’t have to? What if we built the spacecraft IN space?

A NASA Innovative Advanced Concept is looking at just that. SpiderFab, architecture for on-orbit construction, could radically change the way we build and deploy spacecraft.

Robert Hoyt, Tethers Unlimited, Inc. discusses SpiderFab and the progress he and his company are making on this exciting technology.