ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
Large-format additive processes, precision machining and automated inspection for structures intended to operate outside repairable environments.
Division · ENGINEERING
LSO ADVANCED ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING WITHOUT CONVENTIONAL LIMITS.
Large-scale industrial and engineering development — robotics, materials, energy systems and the manufacturing capability required to build at planetary scale.
IN DEVELOPMENT
01Focus areas
01Robotics
02Automation
03Advanced manufacturing
04Materials
05Energy systems
06Infrastructure
07Prototype engineering
08Precision manufacturing
09Construction systems
10Heavy industrial systems
02Disciplines
ROBOTICS
Manipulators and mobile platforms designed for vacuum, dust and extreme thermal cycling.
AUTOMATION
Production automation research aimed at consistency at scale rather than raw throughput.
ENERGY SYSTEMS
Generation, storage, distribution and thermal rejection concepts for vehicles, orbital platforms and surface installations.
MATERIALS
Alloys, composites and coatings evaluated against radiation, abrasion, cryogenic and long-duration fatigue conditions.
HEAVY ENGINEERING
Structural research for assemblies far larger than any single launch shroud.
INFRASTRUCTURE
Ground, orbital and surface infrastructure engineering as a single connected discipline.
PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT
Rapid prototype cycles that convert concepts into testable hardware or terminate them early.
INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS
Heavy industrial system studies for environments with no supply chain.
05Related technologies
TRL 2
COMPACT POWER SYSTEM STUDY
Continuous power for platforms that cannot rely on solar illumination.
TRL 4IN-SPACE CONSTRUCTION ROBOTICS
Assemble large structures without crewed extravehicular activity.
TRL 3RADIATION-TOLERANT MATERIALS
Extend structural and electronic life in high-radiation environments.
TRL 4DUST-TOLERANT MECHANISMS
Prevent abrasive particulate from disabling moving parts.
TRL 6LARGE-FORMAT ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Produce large primary structures with fewer joints.
TRL 4HIGH-CAPACITY THERMAL MANAGEMENT
Reject waste heat from high-power platforms.