John Vickers has been appointed to the senior level position of senior leader for Advanced and In-Space Manufacturing Capabilities in the Materials and Processes Laboratory at Marshall Space Flight Center.
Vickers will be responsible for stewardship of the centerâs and NASAâs crucial crosscutting capabilities for advanced and in-space manufacturing and will lead NASAâs advanced manufacturing strategic technology development planning.Â
He joined Marshall in 1989 as a senior engineer in the Materials and Processes Laboratory. He has since served in positions of increasing scope and technical authority. In 2003, Vickers was named assistant manager of the Materials and Processes Laboratory and manager of the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing at NASAâs Michoud Assembly Facility.
Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon Lunes, 19 Octubre 2020 04:01
LTE/4G technology promises to revolutionize lunar surface communications by delivering reliable, high data rates while containing power, size and cost.
Communications will be a crucial component for NASA s Artemis program, which will establish a sustainable presence on the Moon by the end of the decade.
Espoo, Finland – Nokia has announced further details after being named by NASA as a partner to advance “Tipping Point” technologies for the Moon, deploying the first LTE/4G communications system in space and helping pave the way towards sustainable human presence on the lunar surface.
The Cal Poly team, all mechanical engineering seniors from California, for the second straight year has advanced to the semifinals of a NASA challenge to develop a device to harvest water from ice on the moon and Mars that could pave the way for extended manned space missions. Top row, from left: Jacob Everest-Winkler of Santa Rosa; Rebecca Rodriguez of Buellton; project manager Michelle Leclere of Roseville; middle row: Bradley Behrens of Nipomo; Alex Martinez of Rocklin; and Tyler Guffey (in helmet) of San Bernardino; and bottom row: Dominic Duran of Woodbridge; and Schuyler Ryan of Redding.
–For the second straight year, a team of Cal Poly mechanical engineering seniors has advanced to the semifinals of a NASA challenge to develop a device to harvest water from ice on the moon and Mars that could pave the way for extended manned space missions.
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IPSWICH, Mass., Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ COSM Advanced Manufacturing Systems today announced that it will begin working on final development and build of electron beam 3D metal printing systems for a variety of future in-space, lunar, and Martian applications. The work is funded by a SBIR contract from NASA to support
The technology advanced by COSM uses an electron beam to deposit metal from a spool of wire into a large complex part. Capitalizing on decades of experience using charged particle beams systems for imaging and metrology in the semiconductor industry, the new system will automatically monitor and adjust the 3D print process as it occurs.