2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Modeling the Thermal Behavior of Photopolymers for In-Space Fabrication
Jonathan Ericson, Daniel Widerker, Eytan Stibbe +15
Future long-duration space missions will require in-situ, on-demand manufacturing of tools and components. Photopolymer-based processes are attractive for this purpose due to their…
astro-ph.IM2025
Optical Design Pathways to Fluidic Space-Assembled Reflectors & Dual-Configuration Spectrographs for Characterizing Exo-Earths
Enrico Biancalani, Edward Balaban, Ruslan Belikov +14
| We present a conceptual framework for optically designing space-assembled telescopes whose primary mirror is formed via the enabl…