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Space Construction Technologies (Space Co.)

PROJECT MISSION

Space Co is developing systems capable of testing the solid state welding technique known as ‘cold welding’ to be provided to Dr. Siddhartha Pathak as a part of further research. Space Co uses a combined ultra-high vacuum and hydraulic system in tandem with a glove box outfitted with means to replace oxygen content with Argon for sample preparation.

Project Goals

  • Our major deliverables for this semester are writing sample polishing procedures, designing and assembling a high-vacuum system, and cold-welding experiment test results. The minor deliverables include the tasks that were not fully completed last semester: finalizing and testing the hydraulic and glovebox systems
  • 1- Write Sample Preparation Procedures
  • 2- Design, Assemble, and Test High Vacuum System
  • 3- Manufacture Linear Motion Enabled High Vacuum Adapter
  • 4- Test Cold-Welding within High Vacuum Setup

Project Deliverables

  • The first deliverable is writing a full proposal for the EPSCOR R3 funding opportunity.
  • The second deliverable is completing the ultra-high vacuum system by integrating the ion pump, controller, and necessary adapters.
  • The final deliverable for this semester is completing four sets of cold-welding tests.

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