This collaborative research effort, designed to study additive manufacturing processes using lightweight metal alloys for in-space manufacturing applications (ISM-LMA), is led by Dr. Jonathan R. Raush (Science-I) of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with collaborators at Louisiana State University and Louisiana Tech University. The project includes strong support from NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Johnson Space Center, and alignment with critical NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate roadmap objectives (TA 12.1.2, 12.4.1, 12.4.2). The overall project goal is to support NASA’s vision of developing in-space manufacturing capabilities, as well as to support Louisiana’s top research priority, Advanced Manufacturing & Materials, by providing optimized feedstock specifications and processing parameters for producing qualified metallic components in space.
Learn more at the ISM-LSM website!
