KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine a spacecraft hurtling through deep space when suddenly, it's struck by a rogue piece of space debris. In the harsh vacuum of space, ...

Cold welding is a technique for joining two metals by pushing them together using high pressure. Credit: ISS National Laboratory A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivered a cold welding experiment to the ...

Instead of relying on fasteners to keep structures together in space, astronauts may need to use lasers to weld on the lunar surface. reading time 3 minutes As space agencies look to establish human ...

In-space manufacturing is a big challenge, even with many of the same manufacturing methods being available as on the ground. These methods include rivets, bolts, but also welding, the latter of which ...