{"id":13617,"date":"2019-06-10T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/noticias\/manufactura-en-el-espacio\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:28:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:28:51","slug":"manufactura-en-el-espacio","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/en\/news\/manufactura-en-el-espacio\/","title":{"rendered":"Space manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Space allows for certain conditions that would impossible to replicate on Earth\u2013above all<\/strong>, microgravity which allows us to build products without the supports that would be required on Earth. We can achieve optimal designs and even create things that would be impossible to build due to Earth&#8217;s gravity. Microgravity also allows materials to uniformly mix, reducing impurities. This can be achieved to an even higher degree when conducted in a vacuum. For example, fiber optics, protein crystals, and even metal alloys were created in a small, electric oven aboard the ISS.<br><br>Perhaps the most practical example that we have seen to date was built by the US company&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/madeinspace.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Made in Space<\/a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;They created the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/experiments\/2198.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Additive Manufacturing Facility<\/a>,&nbsp;&nbsp;a 3D printer installed in the ISS in order to build parts and test new ideas and concepts concerning manufacturing in microgravity. Yet their plans are far more ambitious; they are partnering with&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northropgrumman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northrop Grumman&nbsp;<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceaneering.com\/space-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Oceaneering Space<\/a>&nbsp;Systems to develop&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.projectarchinaut.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Archinaut<\/a>. This module would be mounted on the exterior of the ISS and would be able to manufacture, assemble and repair structures and machines. In addition to a 3D printer, the module would possess three robotic arms for manipulating the pieces that it builds.<br><br><strong>The main roadblock is that sending raw materials into orbit remains quite costly.<\/strong>&nbsp;Therefore, it is difficult to justify these processes. However, as launches become cheaper in the future and\u2013even further down the line\u2013we are able to extract raw materials from asteroids, things may change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ida.org\/idamedia\/Corporate\/Files\/Publications\/STPIPubs\/2018\/P-8247.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IDA<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ida.org\/idamedia\/Corporate\/Files\/Publications\/STPIPubs\/2018\/P-8247.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a>, manufacturing in space could generate roughly&nbsp;<strong>320 million euros per year.<\/strong>&nbsp;However, this figure is quite speculative, given that very little has taken place to date. In fact, this figure stems from the hypothetical construction and launch into orbit of a private space station that would be up and running as early as midway through the 2020 decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Manufacturing in space&nbsp;can reach a market of more than&nbsp;300 million \u20ac per year.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can the space industry solve the problems of tomorrow?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conference by Jason Dunn, Co Founder and Director Made In Space, at the XXXI Future Trends Forum about the Commercialization of Space<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jason Dunn explains how technology and the pace of growth have changed and wonders how the space industry can solve tomorrow&#8217;s problems and not just today&#8217;s or yesterday&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/xEOQFVhlGJQ\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the applications of the space industry is manufacturing in space, with new methodologies and materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13584,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oaas_summary":"Space offers unique conditions, particularly microgravity, that are impossible to replicate on Earth. This environment enables the construction of products without the need for supports required on Earth, allowing for optimal designs and the creation of otherwise impossible structures. Additionally, microgravity facilitates uniform mixing of materials, reducing impurities, especially when combined with the vacuum of space. Examples of space-manufactured products include fiber optics, protein crystals, and metal alloys, all produced aboard the International Space Station (ISS).\n\nA notable advancement is the Additive Manufacturing Facility, a 3D printer installed on the ISS by the US company Made in Space. This technology allows for the production and testing of parts in microgravity. Made in Space is also developing Archinaut, a module equipped with robotic arms designed to build, assemble, and repair structures directly on the exterior of the ISS. However, high costs of sending raw materials to orbit remain a significant challenge. Future reductions in launch costs and potential asteroid mining may overcome this barrier. According to an IDA study, space manufacturing could generate around 320 million euros annually, though this estimate is speculative and based on future private space station operations projected for the mid-2020s. Jason Dunn, co-founder of Made in Space, highlights the evolving technology and emphasizes the space industry's potential to address future global challenges.","_oaas_audio_url":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/summary-13617-1764628135.mp3"},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-13617","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>% - Fundaci\u00f3n Innovaci\u00f3n Bankinter manufactura en el espacio<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of the applications of the space industry is manufacturing in space, with new methodologies and materials.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/en\/news\/manufactura-en-el-espacio\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Space manufacturing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One of the applications of the space industry is manufacturing in space, with new methodologies and materials.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/en\/news\/manufactura-en-el-espacio\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fundaci\u00f3n Innovaci\u00f3n Bankinter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FundacionBankinter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-01T22:28:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/greg-rosenke-cq2_Wg8Ebd4-unsplash-1-scaled-e1642493728249.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1708\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1708\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Space manufacturing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"One of the applications of the space industry is manufacturing in space, with new methodologies and materials.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/greg-rosenke-cq2_Wg8Ebd4-unsplash-1-scaled-e1642493728249.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@FundacionBKT\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/manufactura-en-el-espacio\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/manufactura-en-el-espacio\\\/\",\"name\":\"% - 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