moon exploration
NASA Student Challenge Aims at Extracting Metal, 3D Printing Infrastructure on the Moon
With NASA’s first Artemis Moon mission set to launch in just a few days, the space agency is gearing to send teams of people to the lunar south pole by…
First Lunar E-Bike Concept Has 3D Printed “Balloon” Wheels
German moto think tank Hookie has created the first Moon motorcycle concept, hoping NASA will take notice. Imagined for exploring the moon’s surface, the futuristic motorcycle dubbed Tardigrade has a…
AON3D Secures $11.5M to Blaze New 3D Printing Trails on the Moon
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer AON3D has secured $11.5 million in funding from a diverse group of investors. The startup revealed the money will fund large-scale production of end-use thermoplastic parts,…
NASA’s Lunar Lander: Tuskegee Will Test AM Parts for the Dynetics Team
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is calling it “the start of the Artemis generation of astronauts.” The Artemis program plans to take the first woman and next man…
US Government Authorizes Moon Express to Send Robotic Spacecraft with 3D Printed Components to the Moon in 2017
Could it really be possible that within the next decade, you can actually book a flight to the moon? Naveen Jain, the co-founder of privately funded commercial space company Moon…
3D Model Produced by Autodesk and the Smithsonian Institution Lets You See Inside Apollo 11’s Command Module
While the moon was officially full last night, it will still appear full, round and bright this evening – almost as though it were celebrating the 47th anniversary of the…
Audi Sponsors Part Time Scientists’ Endeavor to Explore the Moon with 3D Printed Rover
It’s been over 40 years since humans have been to the moon, but the idea of going back has been increasingly popular lately. It’s essentially a new space race: out…
European Space Agency Reiterates Its Plan to Build 3D Printed Base on the Moon
For a while, the European Space Agency has been talking about the possibility of creating a base on the moon, using 3D printing for a large part of its construction. So…
Smithsonian to Preserve and Make Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 NASA Space Suit 3D Printable
If you are my parents’ age and a citizen of the United States then it’s very likely that one of your most memorable national news stories was that of NASA’s Apollo…
3D Printed Human Artifacts are Being Sent to the Moon with Hopes of Surviving Billions of Years
It was July of 1969, and all of the world watched as humans landed on the moon. Soon thereafter, American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to step foot…
