The innovations proposed in the MAMBA-Process would allow NASA to create precision parts on-orbit as needed. Rather than fly a storage room of potential spare parts, the MAMBA-Process could be used to make these components when a need arises, limiting the initial launch volume. In addition, the acceptance of used parts into the Positrusion-Press sub-technology allows for the recycling of used or failed parts, minimizes stored waste, and enables a closed loop ecosystem for metal fabrication. The ability to re-use mass taken on mission, dependent on the mission stage, would greatly increase capability per budgeted mass. In addition, the MAMBA-Process would enable the flexibility to replace critical components when resupply is impossible or improbable.
The MAMBA-Process was designed specifically for in-space use, which limits a traditional terrestrial commercial pathway. Similar to NASA, the MAMBA-Process technologies could be used by any commercial spaceflight companies with a focus on manned space travel. It also could be used in commercial space labs, such as the one currently under development by Bigelow Aerospace. Additionally, this type of process would have utility aboard submarines where resupply is similarly limited.
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