When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The newest adopter of 3D printing isn't some hobbyist in a basement — it's NASA. The agency is ...
The first 3D printer in space has popped out its first creation -- a replacement part for the first 3D printer in space. The 3D printer, delivered to the International Space Station two months ago, ...
Made in Space team members with their 3-D printer hang on during a zero-g test flight. Starting next fall, astronauts on the International Space Station won't have to wait months for replacement parts ...
The Apollo 13 moon mission didn't go as planned. After an explosion blew off part of the spacecraft, the astronauts spent a harrowing few days trying to get home. At one point, to keep the air ...
When we first heard that NASA had plans to take a 3D printer into space in 2014, our first reaction was: Awesome! Our second reaction was: How the heck can you 3D print in space? Won’t the plastic ...
Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in distant lands, they carried with them only ...
The future of space travel requires new technologies and additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, may hold the key. The European Space Agency is investigates how the 3D printers and ...
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Sven Bilén is a co-owner of X-Hab 3D, Inc. which received NASA STTR funding to develop lunar construction technologies and develops 3D concrete printing systems. He receives funding from NASA, DARPA, ...