The New Wild West: Welding in Space

The New Wild West: Welding in Space
May 2024
By: BOYD PANTON

A lifetime of rocketry convinced Wernher von Braun that welding was one of the most critical aspects of his job. He had regular conversations with his colleagues discussing the impact of welding on metallurgy, equipment, tooling, quality control, and management. Sixty years later, welders, plant managers, scientists, and engineers are still having the same discussions that von Braun had at NASA. Across all industries, as new materials and applications are developed, the sciences and technologies of welding and join..

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