13 OCTOBER 2024AlCircle.com
ESA explores the future of in-space manufacturing with autonomous aluminium weld analysis
Edited by : Rupankar Majumder
3 min read
European Space Agency (ESA) engineers have closely examined a groundbreaking aluminium weld produced in space. This marks a historic milestone as the first autonomous welding conducted in orbit and the first of its kind involving ESA.
The weld, a mere one centimetre in size, was created using electron beam welding technology as part of an experiment led by ThinkOrbital, a US-based startup. The experiment occurred aboard a spacecraft launched in May via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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