View of small autoclave

Used to develop and test advanced composite materials for spacecraft structures.

Autoclaves

• Large, flight part prototyping size 1.8 meter diameter, 3 meter length, 454°C maximum, 2068.5 kPa maximum
• Smaller, laboratory development size 0.45 meter diameter, 0.9 meter length, 45°C maximum, 2068.5 kPa maximum

Inside view of large autoclave

Laboratory/Work Space

• Tooling development/fabrication
• Lay-up and vacuum bagging

Side view of large autoclave

Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) Measurement

• Zero/low CTE strut fabrication
• Thermal/vacuum chamber with laser interferometer