Additive Manufacturing Facility
Short Name:The short name or acronym of the facility. AMF
Facility Description
Chiefly using ABS as a feedstock, the Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) is a gravity independent 3D plastic printer currently aboard the International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station). The AMF produces hardware on-demand in-space for experimentation, tools, parts, education, and microgravityThe condition of perceived weightlessness created when an object is in free fall, for example when an object is in orbital motion. Microgravity alters many observable phenomena within the physical and life sciences, allowing scientists to study things in ways not possible on Earth. The International Space Station provides access to a persistent microgravity environment. research. More than 200 parts have been printed in space, so far. Some of the benefits of in-space additive manufacturing are faster delivery time, customization, lighter, more optimized parts, and limited necessary human interaction. Built to be modular and upgradeable, the AMF also has been used as a research platform to advance other in-space manufacturing techniques. An additional optional module can print with ceramic feed stock.
Availability:The general availability status of the facility. Available. Please contact the facility manager.
ISS Environment:The facility location (internal or external to the ISS.) Internal
Owner:The entity that owns the facility. Redwire Space
Operator/Implementation Partner:The entity or ISS National Lab Implementation Partner that operates the facility.
Redwire Space
Developer(s):The entity, or entities, that developed the facility.
Redwire Space
Facility Manager:The name of the facility manager and their organization.
Andy Kurk
Redwire Space
Manager Email:The facility manager's email address.
andy.kurk@redwirespace.com
Parent Facility:Any facility that is necessary to operate the facility described on this webpage. i.e., a parent facility is one level higher in the operational hierarachy. EXPRESS Rack
Child Facility:Facilities that can be operated within the facility described on this webpage.
Sponsoring Space Agency:The government space agency that sponsors investigations that use the facility. NASA
Equipment Category:"The facility's ISS National Lab equipment designation type. Designations include:
1. ISS National Lab Commercial Service Provider (CSP) Facility
2. Support Hardware
3. Capability ISS National Lab CSP Facility
Additional Information:Additional resources to learn more about the facility.
Redwire Team Completes Successful 3D Print for Radiation Shielding On-Orbit
AMF on NASA’s SSRE
