Space and Harsh Environment Lubrication by Dr. Juan Flores Preciado, ​Surface Engineer at SpaceX

We innovate with purpose to increase the uptime of your equipment by keeping the oil clean, extending its life and inherently positively impacting the environment.

Lubricating space mechanisms is a challenge. Space mechanisms must withstands testing condition in terrestrial environments, transportation and operation under harsh space environments (vacuum and radiation) and without any maintenance possible. This presentation will focus on describing space and terrestrial environment and current and future lubrication schemes.