Berkeley Space Center

Our operations onboard the International Space Station National Laboratory have finally begun! Prof. Carlos Fernandez-Pello and Michael Gollner from University of California, Berkeley are leading the Material Ignition and Spread (MIST) experiment designed to test the flammability of materials in microgravity spaceflight environments. Our experiment utilizes a flow duct, plastic samples, varied oxygen and pressure conditions, and for the first time heaters in space! During experiments oxygen concentrations will reduce and we will determine the limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) for extinction, an important flammability parameter. Today we ran live instrumentation tests and in the next few weeks will start burning! I will keep sharing updates! The project is supported by two fantastic PhD students Christina Liveretou and Jose Rivera and a fabulous team at NASA Glenn Research Center and ZIN Technologies (Now Voyager Space). This is part of the Solid Fuel Ignition and Extinction (SoFIE) experiments on the ISS. In the photo you can see a live view of the chamber where an igniter is positioned to ignite the fuel, all remotely operated. Also thanks to some fabulous undergraduate interns on the project: Lilly Etzenbach, Madeleine Bardy, Lia Makhulyan and collaborator Maria del Carmen Thomsen Solis UC Berkeley College of Engineering University of California, Berkeley Berkeley Space Center The Combustion Institute International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS)

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We have successfully demonstrated a new 3D printing technology in space! On June 8th our SpaceCAL mission 3 experiment flew on Virgin Galactic's Galactic 07, where we printed, post-washed and post-cured a (CAL) Computed Axial Lithography part all within 140 seconds. This was designed, fabricated, tested, integrated and flown within just 9 months! This is the first time this technology has been fully demonstrated in space, and one of few 3D printers that have successfully printed in space. The reason for the projects great success is because of its beyond amazing team of Ameera Elgonemy, Audrey Young, Anusri Sreenath, Sean Chu, Dillon Balk, Austin Portinause, Dylan Potter, Skyler Chan, Anthony Moody, Brian Chung, Jacob Gottesman, Jake Nickel and many many more! I also want to thank the phenomenal team from Virgin Galactic who were critical in not just the success of the project, but making sure we were taken care of at every step. Issa Mukhar, MBA, MSE, Courtney Leverenz, William Voxman, John Clarke, Liam Powers, Kathleen Karika, Sirisha Bandla, Brock Neely, Alex Binder and much more! This project is funded by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's flight opportunities program, thank you Ryan Dibley and Alexander van Dijk for your support! With support from Berkeley Space Center/Darek DeFreece and UC Berkeley College of Engineering, and of course this is all made possible by my PI Hayden Taylor! SpaceCAL mission 3 was the first project I have sent into space! It was a pleasure to lead it, and I am excited for what's next. Stay tuned for a paper! (And more pictures of the space shuttle printed in space).

Thanks to my amazing colleagues Alexandre Bayen, Amy Gardner, and Michelle Moskowitz for representing University of California, Berkeley and the Berkeley Space Center at the California Aerospace Day. I was with Gaingels moderating an investment panel on startups in aerospace with Franck Marchis. The future is above us! #gobears #bearsinspace

Congratulations to the Virgin Galactic team for the successful launch just now. Double congrats to Taylor Waddell for his technology being part of the payload in today's flight. The Berkeley Space Center is honored to support you...and this also is the first time our logo (on the payload) has flown in space! #gobears! #bearsinspace University of California, Berkeley, Amy Gardner, Alexandre Bayen

Associate Provost for the Berkeley Space Center Alexandre Bayen spoke at California’s 2nd annual Aerospace Day on June 5 at the Aerospace Museum of California. The event celebrated the achievements of the state’s aerospace industry, identifying how industry, government, and higher education can partner to ensure future success. Bayen was joined by NASA Astronaut Michael S. Hopkins on a panel titled “Innovation and Technology: the Path to Space Exploration is through California,'' moderated by Assemblymember Lori D Wilson (D-Benicia), Chair of the Transportation Committee. Bayen and Amy Gardner, Executive Director of University Business Partnerships & Services, also met Senator Josh Newman (D-Fullerton), Chair of Senate Education, and Assemblymember Juan Alanis (R-Modesto), as well as Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi ’86 (D-Torrance), Chair of the Select Committee on Aerospace. Pictured clockwise from top left: Executive Director Amy Gardner, Asm. Al Muratsuchi, Alex Bayen; Gardner, Asm. Juan Alanis & Legislative Director David Monroy; NASA Astronaut Michael Hopkins shaking hands with Asm. Lori Wilson, Aaron Cassebeer, Sr. VP at Stratolaunch and Alex Bayen; Gardner, Sen. Josh Newman, Bayen. University of California, Berkeley CITRIS and the Banatao Institute NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

An amazing day representing the Berkeley Space Center and CITRIS and the Banatao Institute on behalf of University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz and University of California, Merced at the #CMTA #CaliforniaAerospaceDay. Inspirational panel led by Assemblymember Lori D Wilson with NASA Astronaut #MichaelHopkins, Aaron Cassebeer and Amy Cooprider. Fantastic day, which was also the opportunity to reconnect with Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, and to meet Assemblymember #JuanAlanis and Assemblymember Josh Newman with Michelle Moskowitz and Amy Gardner.

Here’s a sneak peek of the 3D Printer that will be launching into space in just two days! The SpaceCAL Mission 3 experiment will be aboard Virgin Galactic’s 07 flight and will test a flight-hardware version of the CAL (Computed Axial Lithography) printing technology, and subsequent post processing methodologies.    This is the next step in helping to enable long term space travel! For more information about the launch visit: https://lnkd.in/gpdrCTTT Taylor Waddell University of California, Berkeley NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration UC Berkeley College of Engineering Berkeley SkyDeck CITRIS and the Banatao Institute UC Berkeley Innovation & Entrepreneurship

L-3: Research teams in action! A total of 9 experiments backed by 12 universities will be conducted on #Galactic07, including human-tended, wearable, and autonomous payloads.

We are officially a GO for putting the next generation of 3D Printer into space! Saturday June 8th our SpaceCAL Mission 3 experiment will fly aboard Virgin Galactic's 07 flight. Over the last 9 months an incredible team has worked from concept, to design, to fabrication, to testing and now to flight! This experiment will test a flight-hardware version of the CAL (Computed Axial Lithography) printing technology, and subsequent post processing methodologies. This is the next step in helping to enable long term space travel! For more information about the launch visit: https://lnkd.in/gpdrCTTT This project would not be possible without the amazing team of Ameera Elgonemy Audrey Young Anusri Sreenath Sean Chu Dillon Balk Austin Portinause Dylan Potter Skyler Chan Anthony Moody Brian Chung Jacob Gottesman and many many more! This project is funded by NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's flight opportunities program. With support from Berkeley Space Center and UC Berkeley College of Engineering, and of course this is all made possible by my PI Hayden Taylor! (Patch designed by the graphic design artist Kirk Mendoza)