Firm:

          

TGV Rockets, Inc.

          

   

Address:

          

2519 Benning Road Northeast, Washington, DC 20002

          

   

Phone:

          

(301) 913-0071                                                                                                                                                                                

          

   

Name:

          

Gary Snyder

          

   

E-mail:

          

snyder@redyns.com

          

   

Address:

          

2519 Benning Road Northeast, DC 20002 - 4805

          

   

Phone:

          

(720) 386-0028                                                                                                                                                                                

          

   

Name:

          

Pat Bahn

          

   

E-mail:

          

bahn@tgv-rockets.com

          

   

Address:

          

2519 Benning Road Northeast, DC 20002 - 4805

          

   

Phone:

          

(240) 462-8848                                                                                                                                                                                

          

   

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Technical Abstract (Limit 2000 characters, approximately 200 words):

TGV proposes to build a modular testbed that can scale ultrasonic additive manufacturing and test multiple material combinations in vacuum conditions.  A lighter smaller sonotrode will be developed which will be tracable to testing on ISS or future space platforms but can serve to mature solid state welding designs and concepts in the current era

          

          

     

Potential NASA Applications (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words):

This is an enabling technology for large structure, deep space missions or lunar bases.

          

          

     

Potential Non-NASA Applications (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words):

This is enabling technology for large civilian commercial space stations

          

          

     

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