Additively manufactured aerospace panels and methods

An aerospace vehicle, comprising:

• a body having one or more aerospace panels, each of the aerospace panels comprising:
• a first skin;
• a second skin spaced apart from the first skin;
• and
• a truss structure connecting the first skin to the second skin, the truss structure includes a plurality of truss members, and the truss members extend between first nodes on the first skin and second nodes on the second skin and are integral with the first skin and the second skin, such that the first skin, the second skin, and the first truss structure collectively form a single monolithic joint-free structure,
• wherein at least a portion of the first skin is formed by a first open lattice comprising a grid of first lattice strips that extend between at least a portion of the first nodes.

A method for manufacturing an aerospace panel, the method comprising:

• printing a first skin and a second skin spaced apart from the first skin, while simultaneously printing a plurality of truss members of a first truss structure connecting the first skin to the second skin, thereby resulting in a single monolithic joint-free structure,
• wherein:
• the truss members extend between first nodes on the first skin and second nodes on the second skin;
• and
• at least a portion of the first skin is formed by a first open lattice comprising a grid of first lattice strips that extend between at least a portion of the first nodes.