Spacecraft Carrier

The MKS-1 SLS concept was designed primarily as a launch-support for space rockets & suborbital vehicles, helping them reach their destination by first carrying them closer to the edge of our atmosphere. Adaptable guide-rails above the fuselage are configurable to a variety of different payloads, including pods for space tourism. Together, 11 next-gen engines, 8 ultra high-bypass turbofan engines, & 3 engines with adaptive versatile engine technology ensure precious cargo safely arrives at an altitude of 50k feet before 2nd launch.

The MKS-1 SLS would have an auto-generator electric energy system from heat energy conversion and from combustion of liquefied natural gas (also used for turbofan engines mixed with conventional combustible) to keep the avionic systems and the rocket’s combustible temperature in optimal conditions. It also would have a “hyper-lift” mechanical system to create a dynamic air flow controlled by a fly-by-wire system and on-board computers to prevent a possible stall situation.
The MKS is also built with advanced composite materials such as carbon laminate, carbon sandwich, activated carbon, aluminum, and titanium that are stress and fatigue resistant. Where it counts, low density sections on the exterior of the plane have extra capacity to resist the highest temperatures.

Designer: Oscar Viñals


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NASA certifies first 3D printer for use in space

News: a 3D printer approved by NASA will be flown to the International Space Station next year so astronauts can print components, tools and equipment on-demand in space.

Made in Space and NASA put 3D printer in space
Made in Space CTO Jason Dunn and lead engineer Mike Snyder with 3D printer

Manufactured by Made in Space in collaboration with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the machine is the first 3D printer certified safe to withstand conditions of space travel and operate in microgravity conditions.

Experiments were undertaken during four microgravity flights lasting two hours each. The finished printer will be flown to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014, aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

“The printer is built specifically to handle the environmental challenges of space and uses extrusion additive manufacturing, which builds objects layer by layer out of polymers and other materials,” said Made in Space.

Made in Space and NASA put 3D printer in space

The device is not much larger than a shoebox and is totally enclosed. The exterior is made from metal and a glass front provides a view of the inside.

The printer is estimated to be capable of building 30% of the spare parts on the space station as well as a range of speciality objects, tools and equipment upgrades. Hundreds of useful items will be able to be printed on demand, from clips, buckles and containers to replacements for broken or damaged accessories.

“The 3D printer we’re developing for the ISS is all about enabling astronauts today to be less dependent on Earth,” said Noah Paul-Gin, microgravity experiment lead.

Technology website Gigaom reported last week that this technology will end the ‘game over’ scenarios that the space industry spends significant resources trying to predict. “The problem with space missions today is you only get one shot,” Made in Space CEO and co-founder Aaron Kemmer told Gigaom. “If you send up a satellite or a spacecraft or a tool or pretty much anything and something goes wrong, you’re then out of luck.”

“There surely has been a lot of near misses in the past with spaceflight,” CTO and co-founder of Made in Space, Jason Dunn said. “When we start going out to Mars and back to the moon and going to asteroids, it’s going to be even more important that they [astronauts] have printers with them.”

Made in Space and NASA put 3D printer in space
Made in Space CTO Jason Dunn with a 3D printing test experiment

Earlier this year Foster + Partners began exploring the possibilities of 3D printing buildings on the moon using lunar soil and a team of “space architects” unveiled designs for a 3D printed moon base.

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Recollected Memories Photography

Originaire d’Arizona, Jackson Patterson livre une série de photomontages insérant au sein de paysages arides certaines de ses photos de famille. Interrogeant ainsi le rapport entre sujet, espace et mémoire, il mélange les moments et les histoires au travers de ces magnifiques clichés à découvrir en images.

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Tucheng Store in Beijing: Partnering with the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, a store in one of China’s biggest meccas fosters true creativity

Tucheng Store in Beijing


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Crash Landed Series

Découverte de « Crash Landed Series » : un projet du photographe danois Ken Hermann réalisé en collaboration avec Gemma Fletcher pour le groupe Getty Images. De superbes images et mises en situations à découvrir dans la suite, qui mettent en scène un astronaute qui se serait échoué sur notre propre planète.

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One small step for man…

Taking one giant leap for mankind, the XGV-A “Orbiter” represents the future of space exploration systems.  An alternative to today’s rocket launches, the Orbiter sends astronauts or other payloads into space from a low orbit, facilitating and increasing launches and minimizing environmental risk. Virtually a massive, unmanned aircraft, the Orbiter boasts two giant wings and rear flaps equipped with five oversized Ultra-High Bypass turbofan engines. In other words – a big, powerful thrust range. 

Designer: Oscar Viñals


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Space Telescope

Focus sur le JWST, le James Webb Space Telescope, soit le téléscope spatial le plus avancé qui ait jamais été construit. Conçu pour étudier la partie infrarouge du spectre éléctromagnétique, il permettrait aux astronomes de se rapprocher des origines de l’univers. Un projet impressionnant à découvrir en images.

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Long Exposure Photography

Coup de cœur pour le photographe américain Matthew Pillsbury laisse des inconnus investir ses photographies. En travaillant avec une longue exposition d’une heure, il donne un vécu à l’espace qui se structure, le tout au gré des passages des individus. À découvrir en images dans la suite de l’article.

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Negative Space Animal Masterpieces

Basé à Tbilisi en Géorgie, George Bokhua est un illustrateur et graphiste de talent qui nous propose de découvrir cette série « Negative Space Animal Masterpieces ». Des créations minimalistes mais du plus bel effet pour illustrer des animaux en usant aussi bien des pleins que des vides. A découvrir dans la suite.

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks : NASA’s 3D food printer, Sydney’s Vivid Festival, the Whitney’s new identity and more in our weekly look at the web

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