52 - Additive Manufacturing at NASA (PART 2)

AM Radio

In this follow-up to episode #51 of AM Radio, Dr. Tim Simpson joins Stephanie Hendrixson and Pete Zelinski in the studio to talk more about how NASA is implementing and shaping additive manufacturing. As part of an intergovernmental personnel act (IPA) assignment, Dr. Simpson has spent the last two years deployed within NASA helping to advance additive use cases and connect AM users within the organization. In this episode, he shares insights from this work including NASA's collaborative relationship with commercial space; its role in studying AM fundamentals and providing testing resources; missions currently using the technology; and where additive will enable NASA to go next.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Episode #51 (PART 1)

The Cool Parts Show episodes featuring:

• "Evolved" bracket structures for the EXCITE mission, seen at Goddard Space Flight Center
• Lattices for the Mars sample return mission, seen at the Jet Propulsion Lab
• The RAMPT thrust chamber assembly, filmed at Marshall Space Flight Center

Other resources:

• Additive Manufacturing for Rocket Propulsion Applications by Paul Gradl
• NASA 6030 standard
• Work from other folks Tim mentioned:
  • Scott Roberts
  • Michael Schein