Public Funding Project

ESA BIC & ESA Idea

Advancing micro-optoelectronics

Funding

ESA BIC and ESA Idea

Status

Running

Start Date

June 2023

Budget

130k EUR

Scope

Building the 2nd generation of Nanofabricator 0g. The project focuses on various design and testing phases, including norms review, gas system design, and laboratory testing in simulated ISS environments.

Work packages include Review of norms and requirements for mechanical, chemical and electrical parts; Gas system design; Mechanical design; Electrical design; Machine assembly and verification; Demonstration of printing multiple materials; Laboratory testing in simulated ISS environments and conditions; Identification of future steps towards implementation at ISS.