asteroids
Asteroid Hopping Robot Reinforced with 3D Printed Carbon Fiber
A novel robot designed for low gravity could be the key to future asteroid exploration. Dubbed SpaceHopper, this three-legged “hopping” robot is described as a revolutionary mobility platform that will…
Fitted With 3D Printed Parts, Lucy Spacecraft Is Off to Explore the Trojan Asteroids
The first mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids is finally underway after NASA’s solar-powered spacecraft Lucy launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on…
NASA Director Talks Industrialized Biomedicine in Space at IAC
“We are on the cusp of once again launching American astronauts on rockets from American soil for the first time since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011. We now…
Update On Made In Space’s 3D Printed Asteroid Spacecraft Research
California 3D printing and space technology firm Made In Space is responsible for such out of this world innovations as the first commercial 3D printer on the International Space Station, the multi-armed…
NASA Researchers Use 3D Modeling Software to Run Asteroid Impact Scenarios, Give First Responders a Way to Identify and Defend Against Asteroid Strikes
If you were at all conscious in the year 1998, then you remember the major end-of-the-world asteroid movie that came out that year, Armageddon; not to be confused with the major…
Exploring Psyche: Arizona State University 3D Prints a Distant Asteroid
Do you remember where you were when Pluto was stripped of its planet status? I…don’t, but I do remember feeling shocked, hurt, and betrayed on behalf of the icy little…
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program Seeks Submissions for Visionary Concepts
On Sunday, I attended Star Trek: Mission New York at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. One of the many celebratory events commemorating the 50th anniversary of the seminal science fiction…
NASA Catalog of 3D Printable Models Continues to Grow, Now Includes Easy to Assemble Model Kits
While NASA is primarily known as the United States civilian government agency that launches spacecraft, explores space and conducts research aboard the International Space Station, they actually wear quite a…
NASA 3D Prints Parts for Future Space Drones — May Explore Volcanoes on Mars or Asteroids
When one typically envisions a drone, images of either a tiny notebook-size, multi-prop machine, or one of those giant unmanned military aircraft fill their head. Drone technology has been improving…
NASA releases 3D Printable Models of Asteroids, Moon Surfaces, Spacecraft & More
When it comes to 3D printing, NASA certainly doesn’t want to be left out in the cold. A couple months ago, we learned that NASA was teaming with MakerBot to…
