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Future human expansion into space will require bigger and more capable spacecraft than could ever feasibly be launched from Earth, to achieve this, shipyards in space are not only practical, they are required. ThinkOrbital will perform a study to identify the challenges associated with fabricating a shipyard in space using technologies and assets available today.
A large on-orbit space allows for the assembly, repair, and service of space assets and storage of spares and repair capabilities. Currently, all space faring transport technologies rely on vehicles built and assembly on Earth to them be subsequently landed. This results in a sub-optimal compromise between design for launch environments, payload envelopes, and optimal design for space-missions and microgravity. Further, vehicles can be designed with a “design-to-manufacture” philosophy allowing significant cost and schedule savings with parallels to earth-based shipyard construction.
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