Material Processing

Management and transformation of raw materials into functional components

Child capabilities

• Extract Materials

  Obtain resources from planets, moons or asteroids

• Divide Materials

  Sort & separate materials ready for use in manufacture

• Join Materials

  Connect or bond materials to create components or structures (typically irreversible e.g. welding)

Applications enabled by this capability and its children

• In-Situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU)

  Extraction and use of raw materials (e.g. oxygen, metals) on other planets, moons or asteroids

• Salvage

  Repurposing of defunct or damaged satellites

• Products for Space

  Manufacture of products for use in space

• Recycling

  Converting waste into re-usable material

• Small-Scale Assembly

  Assembly of satellites or subsystems

• Large-Scale Assembly

  Assembly of structures exceeding the size of current launch capabilities

• Products for Earth

  Manufacture of products for use on Earth

• Controlled Re-Entry

  Deliberate and managed descent of a satellite into Earth’s atmosphere