Created: 2023-04-24
Updated: 2024-02-25
Company - Finite Space
Product/Service
- Classification
- Surface Spacecraft
- Category
- Commercial Rover
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
In-Space Manufacturing
- Status
- Early stage, ?
- First launch
- Not announced
We develop a manufacturing process and system design principles, which together enable in space manufacturing of complex systems, for example rovers, using in situ derived feedstock. 3D-Printing with integrated electronics combined with a streamlined and automated design process using topology optimization, will lead to efficient usage of material for modular and flexible designs.
ISM Rover
For this reason, rovers are designed with redundancy according to the current state of the art and are thus extremely fail-safe, but also inefficient. This causes a sharp increase in the cost and weight of such a rover. We provide the solution for operating a more efficient and cost-effective rover fleet through automated production processes using ISRU-derived resources.
Our system is designed to be additively manufactured on site. This reduces launch costs to a few electrical components and the production line. In addition, spare parts can be printed and installed on site. This allows us to put a heavier load on our rovers and eliminate redundancy.
Status Comment / Notes
Website is offline as of early 2024.