Spice has spent the past four years researching microgravity manufacturing. Last Thursday, the company announced the ST-42 system, which is based on the Dubai Future Foundation's Future Observatory, To LEO in the mid-1920s.
Look up
SpaceTango's chief executive, Twaiman Clements, told Space News that the ST-42 will remain in orbit from 10 days to 30 days, and it is unlikely to last longer. Qatar will run each facility from 2.1 to 2.4 meters, The shape of its external structure remains constant, but its internal components will change depending on the product to be manufactured. According to Twainmann, the facility produces various products ranging from carbon nanotubes to silicon chips. Although these products can be manufactured on the ground, their manufacture in microgravity provides technical benefits, such as the elimination of gravity stresses during fiber optic cable manufacturing, Reducing the resulting deficiencies when manufactured on the surface of the earth.
Automation of space
The idea of manufacturing products in space is not confined to Space Tango. This ambition is shared by MedSpace and FOMS for the manufacture of optical fiber in space, but these companies have focused so far only on the development of systems Manufacturing for use on board the International Space Station.
Automation has reached its peak on the planet, and the company's space system may operate independently without reliance on other vehicles or human intervention. If Space Tango achieves its objectives of launching the ST-42 systems in the mid-1920s, The manufacturing process is automated in space.