Individuals in the United States who understand the promise of materials processing in space and who also are senior technical personnel associated with commercial firms that process materials: (1) endorsed the concept of a space station as a desirable national asset; (2) stated that a commercial MPS research program is mandatory to extend commericalization of space for materials processing; and (3) described in general terms a national research laboratory and free flying facilities that are needed. Participants agreed that industry R&D is motivated largely by market pull rather than by technology push, that initial interest is low-g materials research; and that to farther, commercial market assurance (a salable product) is a must.


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    Title :

    Space station needs attributes and architectural options study costing working group briefing


    Conference:

    Mater. Processing in Space Workshop ; 1982 ; Redondo Beach, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    1983-04-07


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English