Andrew Rush, CEO of Made in Space, joins me to talk about their big new NASA contract for Archinaut One and the history, present, and future of in-space manufacturing.

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• Made In Space | Build Above
• NASA Funds Demo of 3D-Printed Parts Made, Assembled in Orbit | NASA
• Made In Space Awarded NASA Contract For Robotic Manufacturing And Assembly Flight Demo Mission | Made In Space
• Archinaut One Solar Array Deployment - YouTube
• Made In Space, Inc. Completes Successful Ground-Based Manufacturing & Assembly Testing For Archinaut Program | Made In Space
• Archinaut
• NASA seeks to break the “tyranny of launch” with in-space manufacturing | Ars Technica
• NASA Administrator and Made In Space CEO share vision for on-orbit manufacturing, assembly - SpaceNews.com
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