Manufacturing on the Moon - part 1

Yun leads Space Sector Engagement at the AMRC. His background is in Mechanical Engineering with a PhD in remote sensing and computational modelling of open channel flows. He was the founder of the Sheffield Space Initiative, where through projects such as the Sheffield University Balloon Lyfted Telescope (SUNBYTE) and the Sheffield rocketry team (SUNRIDE), he was able to provide aspiring Engineers and Scientists with the opportunity to work on real space projects with organisations such as DLR, ESA and NASA. He has a keen interest in future space robotics and propulsion, especially for in-orbit servicing and manufacturing, and planetary exploration. He is also currently a member of the Space Academic Network as well as the IET's Satellite Technical Network committee. 

Mohit is the Founder & CEO of Interstellar Space Technologies, a London-based startup focused on transforming space exploration and our future in space. The company’s mission is to revolutionize the way we live and explore space by enabling mass manufacturing in space through scalable access to space services. Mohit is particularly passionate about creating materials in space that cannot be manufactured on Earth, offering numerous benefits. His work also supports the development of space-for-space infrastructure through innovative recycling and construction techniques in space. Under his leadership, Interstellar Space Technologies has earned the UCL Hatchery Startup of the Year award, received support from UCL Innovation & Enterprise and the UK Space Agency Accelerator, and secured funding for projects from the UK Space Agency. Mohit’s educational background is a blend of engineering and business. He holds an MSc in Technology Management from the Department of Space & Climate Physics at UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL). His research covers a range of pioneering topics, including the James Webb Space Telescope, the Lunar Gateway Mission, and novel technology development processes in the space sector.

Mike is the Head of In-Orbit Servicing & Manufacturing (IOSM) for the Space Catapult, a not-for-profit commercial organisation focused on the on growing the UK space sector through the innovation in new products and services. He leads a team of engineers, technologists, and analysts, with a specific focus on building services in In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing. He focuses on the development of new manufacturing approaches to be used in space, robotics and control systems and the validation of autonomous docking and capture processes in Low Earth Orbit. Mike additionally is the CEO & Co-founder for Second Star, a disruptive space mobility company developing a scalable propulsion technology for in-space and launch vehicle applications.

Advenit Makaya is an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer at the European Space Research and Technology Centre of the European Space Agency. He supports the development of advanced materials and processes for space applications and provides Materials and Processes support to ESA missions. In this context, Advenit is coordinating the Out-of-Earth Manufacturing initiative, aiming to foster the development of technologies for on-orbit and on-planet manufacturing. Advenit is also supporting the definition and implementation of activities in the field of space resources utilisation for in-situ manufacturing. Advenit previously worked in industry in the U.K., on lifing of critical parts for large civil aircraft engines. His background is in research on advanced metallic materials, conducted in academic and national institute laboratories in Sweden and Japan. He holds a PhD in Materials Processing from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, as well as an Engineering MSc degree from Ecole Centrale de Lyon, in France.