# Why New Space Technology Will Impact the Future of Humanity

- Show: [Additive Snack](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack)
- Published: 2023-03-14
- Length: 33m
- Episode: 4
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-03-14-why-new-space-technology-will-impact-the-future-of-humanity
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/5aab875a

## Summary

Tim Simpson, a professor at Penn State and NASA consultant, discusses how additive manufacturing (AM) innovations in space, such as those on the Ingenuity helicopter and Perseverance rover, are transferring to terrestrial industries like aviation, medical, and EVtol. He highlights the multidisciplinary nature of his program, which integrates mechanical, industrial, and materials engineering to prepare students for complex challenges. Simpson also explores the intersection of AI and AM, noting how machine learning helps process vast amounts of data for real-time quality control, and introduces the concept of 'Manufacturing Fixation and Design' (MFD) to overcome traditional engineering biases.

## Chapters

- [0:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-03-14-why-new-space-technology-will-impact-the-future-of-humanity#t=4) Introduction: Tim Simpson and the Additive Space Race
- [2:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-03-14-why-new-space-technology-will-impact-the-future-of-humanity#t=136) Tim Simpson's Background and the Innovation Trigger
- [5:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-03-14-why-new-space-technology-will-impact-the-future-of-humanity#t=348) Penn State's Multidisciplinary Additive Manufacturing Program
- [10:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-03-14-why-new-space-technology-will-impact-the-future-of-humanity#t=653) NASA Consultation and Cross-Industry Knowledge Transfer
- [16:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-03-14-why-new-space-technology-will-impact-the-future-of-humanity#t=1014) Applying Space AM Learnings to Aviation and EVtol
- [21:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-03-14-why-new-space-technology-will-impact-the-future-of-humanity#t=1278) AI, Machine Learning, and Real-Time Process Control
- [28:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-03-14-why-new-space-technology-will-impact-the-future-of-humanity#t=1689) Manufacturing Fixation and Design (MFD) Concept

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- EOS (company)
- Penn State (company)
- NASA (company)
- Ingenuity (product)
- Perseverance (product)
- Stryker (company)
- SpaceX (company)
- AutoDesk (company)
- 3D Systems (company)

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