3d printer in space
Handheld Bioprinter Could One Day Heal Astronaut Injuries
A SpaceX Dragon resupply mission carrying 6,500 pounds of science experiments, including a handheld bioprinter prototype, is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) after launching on December…
International Consortium Delivers New Microgravity 3D Printer Prototype to European Space Agency
The majority of our planet is on a race to the outer regions of space, and it’s a well-known fact now that 3D printing can help us remain there for…
17 Top 3D Printing Themes of 2017
2017 has been, by any measure, an eventful year, and as always the end of December brings us to a retrospective season as we look back on all that has…
First Commercial Space Station Set to Launch in 2020; Axiom Plans to Use It As a Manufacturing and 3D Printing Hub by 2027
In 2014, history was made as the SpaceX Dragon supply freighter docked with the ISS, carrying supplies and the first 3D printer in space, the Made In Space zero-gravity 3D…
Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Developing Experiment to 3D Print Living Tissue on the International Space Station
Space, the final frontier…and another venue, with a great view, for 3D printing! It’s been over two years since the first functioning 3D printed object was fabricated in space, and…
Student Calls ISS to Discuss His Design After Astronauts 3D Print It in Space
We tend to dismiss distances these days as we can easily make phone calls halfway around the world and the internet has put down roots nearly everywhere. There is, however,…
ESA Taps BEEVERYCREATIVE to Help Develop a 3D Printing Breadboard for the ISS
In the past few years 3D printing has slowly but surely begun transforming the aerospace industry. It started simply enough, with prototyping and testing, and then developed into the development…
VT Students to Send Unmanned 3D Printer Into Space Tomorrow Thanks to NASA’s RocketSat-X Program
Virginia Tech College of Engineering students will be making their mark in space, and not surprisingly, the loyal Hokies will be hoping to see their school logo 3D printed from…
SpaceX’s Dragon Returns to Earth with 3D Printed Objects Made on the ISS
On January 10th, the Dragon launched into the sky. After 29 operational days, it plunged back to Earth, landing with a splash last night. The Dragon in question, of course,…
Students Submit Incredible 3D Printed Designs for Astronauts in Space
Space travel is such a fascinating concept to grasp. Ever since man stepped foot on the moon back in 1969, there has been growing talk of what the next human…
ESA Announces Plans to Send Their Own POP3D 3D Printer to the International Space Station
As mentioned in an article published earlier in the day about a mobile 3D printer created by three South African students, which they hope will one day be able to…