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NOM4D program demonstrates automated in-space assembly
Caltech-led demo is a milestone for constructing large-scale space systems.
The Novel Orbital and Moon Manufacturing, Materials and Mass-efficient Design (NOM4D) program has achieved the first ever demonstration of automated in-space assembly. A California Institute of Technology (Caltech) payload operating in orbit built a truss structure from individual components. A relatively simple gantry robot (able to move along three linear axes) connected composite truss members using custom-designed joints while simultaneously deploying a thin reflective mesh; a proof-of-concept for future space-based antennas. The…
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