Manufacturing In Space
About
Advancements in space technology and global investment has shrunk our world, bringing near space within our reach. However, to mace manufacturing in space a reality, there are still significant challenges that must be overcome. This webinar explores the creation of materials in space, and how the unique hostile conditions outside our atmosphere, might in fact be key to overcoming material creation challenges we see on Earth.
Speakers:
Julie Holt-Jones FRAeS, Chief Executive, Space 4 Sight
Dr. Michael Nayak, Ph.D., USAF, Program Manager, Strategic Technology Office, DARPA
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Continuing Professional Development
This event can contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours as part of the IET's CPD monitoring scheme.
24 Feb 2026
1:30pm - 2:30pm
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Programme
Julie Holt-Jones FRAeS, Chief Executive, Space 4 Sight
Focus on the strategic context and broader implications of manufacturing in space - in particular how activity in this area is shaping investment decisions, which structural enablers and constraints matter for adoption, and how these developments intersect with resilience, supply chains, and defence-relevant missions.
Dr. Michael Nayak, Ph.D., recent DARPA Program Manager, and now the Chief Technology Officer of XPRIZE. At XPRIZE
The next big leap in manufacturing for space, and will cover high-risk, high-reward concepts that could drive the next generation of manufacturing in space, as the commercial space economy begins to boom. These range from an infusion between rad-hardened biology and materials engineering, structures made from raw materials found in space, an Asteroid National Lab akin to today's International Space Station National Lab, and more.