Held in French, our Café Scientifique is a monthly rendez-vous where you can learn more about a scientific topic in a relaxed & Francophone atmosphere!
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You will receive all the necessary information by email before the event. Tuesday 20th April, 6.30pm Gilles Bailet, (University of Glasgow) will talk about his research: Fabrication d'objets géants dans l'espace: challenges et bénéfices pour la société. Resume: Depuis le début de l'exploration spatiale et de sa commercialisation, tous les satellites et sondes envoyés dans l'espace ont été construit sur Terre et lancés dans l'espace avec des fusées. Pour les plus grandes structures, l'assemblage et le déploiement ont été utilisés pour essayer de dépasser les limites de masse et volume des lanceurs. Durant notre discussion, je décrirai les avantages et contraintes de la fabrication dans l'espace puis je prendrai l'exemple de l'impression 3d plastique appliqué au spatial. Puis j'illustrerai l'utilisation de ce processus avec le concept SOLSPACE, une constellation de miroirs de 1 km de diamètre, qui permettra de combler certaines demandes d'énergies vertes.
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