Call for papers: In-Space Manufacturing

ASME's Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering is publishing a special issue focused on In-Space Manufacturing, with guest editor Ajay Malshe, and is putting out a call for papers.

Submission due date: April 1, 2024

Submit papers at bit.ly/InSpace24

In-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) are of core interest to this call for scholarly work. ISAM is intended for operational resilience and habitation in space and advancing technologies for Earth and in space. Microgravity, abundant radiant energy, ultra-high vacuum, extreme temperatures, ores, and more are significant raw material resources for ISAM-delivered production. Applications for ISAM are in various key areas including biomanufacturing, pharma, semiconductors, mobility, agriculture and food, energy, communications, and more. Keeping space clean and free of waste from prior and ongoing missions is another in-situ resource for ISAM’s utilization. ISAM is powering Space 2.0 including commerce, security, and exploration objectives. This is the world's first exclusive collection of papers in the prestigious and peer-reviewed ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. It is aimed to form a valuable archival foundation as the field advances in decades to come, delivering trillions of dollars of economic opportunity and capability for in-space habitation.

Publication formats: Technical Briefs, Review Papers, Scholarly Research Papers.

Scholarly publications are invited in (though not limited to) topics like:

  • Resilient designs for ISAM
  • In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)
  • Manufacturing processes: Additive manufacturing, Assembly, Joining, Casting, and Machining, and other
  • Advanced materials
  • Robotics and autonomy
  • Digital manufacturing
  • Manufacturing platforms and factories in space
  • Biomanufacturing
  • Logistics and supply chain
  • Sustainability including recycling, reuse and more
  • Semiconductor and microelectronics fabrication
  • Manufacturing and testing equipment for extra-terrestrial platforms
  • Operations planning
  • Standards
  • Application of AI/ML for ISAM
  • Detection and remediation of debris in low Earth orbit (LEO)
  • Governance and policies for ISAM
  • Education and Curriculum

Guest Chief Editor:

  • Ajay P. Malshe  Purdue University

Guest Associate Editors (alphabetical order):

  • Rob Ambrose  Texas A&M University
  • Greg Autry  Arizona State University
  • Salil Bapat  Purdue University
  • Rose Hernandez  International Space Station (ISS)
  • Joel Mozer  United States Space Force (USSF)
  • Jana Stoudemire  Axiom Space
  • John Vickers  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Submission due date: April 1, 2024

Submit papers at bit.ly/InSpace24

 

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