Building the Future of Flight.
What is Atoms to Aircraft to Spaceship?
The Atoms to Aircraft to Spacecraft (A2A) project advances thermoplastic unidirectional tape–based structures to enable fastener-free assembly through fusion bonding. By pairing multi-scale computational tools with experimental manufacturing and validation, the team is building the capability to design, fabricate, and join aerospace-quality thermoplastic composite components at rates needed for next-generation urban air mobility.
What We're Building
Materials (Atoms) | Manufacturing (Aircraft) | Validation (Spacecraft) |
|---|---|---|
| Thermoplastic tape/material systems designed for performance and manufacturability. | High-rate processes for forming and joining aerospace-grade parts.
| Testing and verification so designs translate to real flight structures. |