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Active TRL 4 (started at 4, targeting 8)
The company will demonstrate in-space component joining and inspection technologies for structural, electrical, and fluid systems. The capability would reduce risk and advance the maturity and reliability of in-space assembly architectures.
In-space joining and inspection capability is seen as an enabler for the commercial in-space assembly services market for space applications which require hermetic sealing, thermally and electrically conductive connections, and high-precision, highly stiffened and thermally stable structures.
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