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Advanced Manufacturing at the Marshall Space Flight Center and Application to Ares I and Ares V Launch VehiclesThere are various aspects of advanced manufacturing technology development at the field centers of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has been given the assignment to lead the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM) at MSFC and pursue advanced development and coordination with other federal agencies for NASA. There are significant activities at the Marshall Center as well as at the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans which we operate in conjunction with the University of New Orleans. New manufacturing processes in metals processing, component development, welding operations, composite manufacturing and thermal protection system material and process development will be utilized in the manufacturing of the United States two new launch vehicles, the Ares I and the Ares V. An overview of NCAM will be presented as well as some of the development activities and manufacturing that are ongoing in Ares Upper Stage development. Some of the tools and equipment produced by Italian owned companies and their application in this work will be mentioned.
Document ID
20090008517
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Carruth, Ralph
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
September 10, 2008
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations
Report/Patent Number
MSFC-2032
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Manufacturing and Technology Show
Location: Illinois
Country: United States
Start Date: September 10, 2008
End Date: September 11, 2008
Sponsors: Italian Trade Commission
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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