Additive Space Technologies
Aviation & Aerospace - Denver, Colorado, United States
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Rocket Lab/Virgin Orbit spinoff called Additive Space Technologies formed by first man to 3D-print rocket engine launched to space. Startup acquires NASA systems expert as CTO as well as an army of AIAA consultants..."At Additive Space Technologies, we aim to set the standard for space-grade additive manufacturing and combine this concept with aerospace-grade systems fabrication, installation, integration, and testing in order to produce a set of hypersonic space-launch vehicles integrated into a system that will exponentially increase rapidity and versatility of logistics that support intercontinental mission deployment operations and rapid orbital infrastructure development."Oluseun Taiwo, the first man in history to have ever 3D-printed a rocket engine launched to space, had the epitome of humble success as an example to follow - his father, Dr. Temitope Taiwo, director of Nuclear Engineering at Argonne National Laboratory. Anthony Dean, a former USAF integrated multi-systems and later NASA avionics and instrumentation expert, had the example of his grandmother, Sharon Lummus, a Data Control Representative at Philco-Ford for the NASA Apollo Program.Forming a dynamic team, Oluseun and Dean will fully 3D-print entire hypersonic and space vehicles and their propulsion systems. Together, the two plan to combine their skills to bring a full prototype hypersonic space launch vehicle to fruition while "making horizontal launch sexy again". With Taiwo's advanced additive manufacturing talent and expertise and Dean's systems and fabrication, aviation maintenance, and operations and logistics skills, the dynamic duo are sure to rapidly disrupt standard R&D parts engineering processes and factory prototyping development of hypersonic vehicles.
