3d printer for Chinese space station
China’s Belt and 3D Printed Road: A Nation’s Embrace of AM
A few months ago I noticed an interesting trend. There are in effect two 3D printing markets: the Chinese and the Global. What has happened is that many Chinese firms…
What’s Next For China’s Zero-Gravity 3D Printer? Slowly, More Details Emerge
Piece by piece, more details are being revealed about China’s progress toward 3D printing in space. Last week we reported that the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently ran several tests on…
Chinese Space Program Builds 3D Printed Suit Connectors for Space Station Mission
The Feitian is a Chinese spacesuit developed for the Shenzhou 7 mission, and astronaut Zhai Zhigang wore it during China’s first-ever extravehicular activity (EVA) on September 27, 2008. The suit…
