Highlights:

• EarlyBirds says that those associated with the sector of ‘advanced space manufacturing’ are now turning to it in a never-seen-before manner in a bid to maximise their odds of success.
• According to a report by European Space Agency, going to new places in the space and performing new things in the area of the space warrants development of novel materials, innovative technologies, and novel manufacturing techniques.
• A recent NASA report has named several emerging technologies related to advanced space manufacturing that they are working on.
• A recent OECD report titled ‘Space Economy for People, Planet, and Prosperity’ says that space technologies will be playing a prominent role in furthering social well-being and sustainable growth. However, the biggest roadblock are availability of informed personnel, skills gaps, etc.
• EarlyBirds’ cofounder Kris Poria reflects upon how early adopter organisations with aspirations in the advanced space manufacturing industry can use the Company’s ‘Open Innovation Ecosystem’ to plug in the gaps and ensure success.

EarlyBirds is a state-of-the-art platform offering services aimed at pooling together early-adopter companies, innovators, and subject matter experts for their common good. The Company says that those working in different sectors of business can find the global Open Innovation Ecosystem and OSINT platform immensely useful.

Emphasising the advanced space manufacturing sector

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This even entails businesses and innovators that wish to bring to market products and services that can prove advantageous for the ‘advanced space manufacturing sector’.

EarlyBirds says that those associated with the sector of ‘advanced space manufacturing’ are now turning to it in an unprecedented manner in a bid to maximise their odds of success.

Report by the European Space Agency

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EarlyBirds’ Cofounder, Kris Poria, referred to a report by the European Space Agency, which talks about why new opportunities have taken birth for early-adopter companies and innovators in this sector. According to this report, going to new places in the space and performing new things in the area of the space calls for development of novel materials, innovative technologies, and novel manufacturing techniques.

About this process, Kris further mentions that some of the key factors will be advanced digitalisation technologies and the cooperation between governments, academia, private sectors, and other significant players hailing from various spheres of society.

Significant technologies that are expected to play a prominent role in the sector of advanced space manufacturing include virtual testing, 3D printing, and big data-driven quality control processes that can alter the manufacturing supply chain while progressively enhancing customer value and supply chain efficiency as well.

NASA report says something along similar lines

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Kris says other reports too echo this sentiment with respect to the role that early innovator companies and innovators will be playing vis-a-vis developing products and services related to advanced space manufacturing.

A recent NASA report has named five rising advanced space manufacturing technologies currently being further developed by them, including:

1. modular fixturing for assembly and welding applications,
2. using beam deflection to control electron-beam wire depositioning, and
3. development of variable-power handheld laser torches.

He indicated these technologies that can greatly help in reducing costs and development time in the field of advanced space manufacturing. Case in point, the report exemplified cutting-edge space launch systems, which are now equipped with booster rockets that can be safely landed and reused again.

An OECD report too echoes the sentiment

Along with this, Kris also made a mention of a recent OECD report titled ‘Space Economy for People, Planet, and Prosperity’, the main theme of which is that space technologies will be playing a prominent role in furthering social well-being and sustainable growth. However, the biggest roadblock towards the development of these important space technologies are availability of informed personnel, skills gaps, and sourcing those having knowledge of the sustainability and cost efficiency of critical space infrastructure.

The solution is EarlyBirds’ 'Open Innovation Ecosystem'

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Kris commented on how early adopter organisations with aspirations in the advanced space manufacturing industry can use the Company’s ‘Open Innovation Ecosystem’ to fill in the gaps that are preventing these organisations from getting successful by means of appropriate innovators, and subject matter experts/consultants.

‘Big data’ as strength

The Cofounder lauds the Company’s award-winning platform, which is full of global big data on subject matter experts, skilled innovative companies, and early adopter businesses who have ambitions of bringing to market new advanced space technologies and services. Not only that, this platform will also be updated every day, says Kris.

Emphasising on EarlyBirds’ large database, the Co-founder said that the Company’s large database of capabilities that are necessary for developing and bringing to market new space technologies and services is expected to keep on growing as the important space manufacturing sector further takes shape.

The upshot is

With all this information at hand, it takes no genius to realise how the EarlyBirds platform and services can be immensely useful in areas such as identification of new and existing technologies, filling in of gaps for R&D, solving business and technical challenges, identification of partnerships, and helping to boost sovereign capabilities.