Braden Grim

Mitch Kamstra

Aaron Ewing

Connor Nogales

Dr. Joshua Griffin

Dr. Stephen Parke

MakerSat: A CubeSat Designed for In-Space

Assembly

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MakerSat will demonstrate in-space additive manufacturing and assembly of small spacecraft.

Manufacturing in space has many advantages.

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MakerSat addresses on-orbit assembly issues.

Issue SolutionCrew safety No small free floating

tools/fasteners

Crew time Assembly of ~5min

Polymer degradation ULTEM

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Four rails will be 3D printed on the Made In Space Additive Manufacturing Facility.

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The Hub multiplexes power and radio communication to each user’s payload.

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Hub

Polymer massloss experiment

EPS/COMM

Imaging sensor

Space weather

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Polymer degradation is a concern.

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The MISSE 2 PEACE Polymers experiment post flight.

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The resonant frequency is used to determine the polymer mass loss.

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As mass is lost the resonant frequency will increase.

MakerSat is about to become a reality.

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ELaNa XX: 2017

Future ISS mission

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Conclusion

• Advantages of in-space manufacturing

• How to assemble a CubeSat on the ISS

• Open questions about polymers in space

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Acknowledgements

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• Jason Dunn

• Matt Napoli

• Mike Snyder

• Hank Voss

• Jeff Dailey

• Dave Pahlas

• Keith Moilanen

• Grant Johnson

For more information visit https://engineering.nnu.edu/research/makersat