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European Space Agency 3D printing electrically conductive CubeSats in PEEK
PEEK into space
Space Materials & Technology Specialist, Ugo Lafont explains his branch of the ESA is currently focused on “3D printing using ‘polyether ether ketone’ – or PEEK.” This is because the advanced thermoplastic has “very good intrinsic properties in terms of strength, stability and temperature resistance, with a melting point up around 370ºC.” The 3D printed PEEK CubeSat is light, and compared to other satellite fabrication methods, cheap to produce. 3D printing was also used recently by Indian teenager Rifath Sharook, to develop “the world’s lightest satellite.”
25th May 2017
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