3d printing in space
NASA Awards Grant to Tethers Unlimited for Microgravity 3D Printer/Filament Recycler
Two of my favorite things to write about are outer space and recycling – so imagine how excited I am about recycling in outer space. Last year, we wrote about…
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,…
A New Wrench is Thrown into the 3D Printing Plan at the ISS: Check Out This Cool Tool from the AMF
The story of the human race and our fascination with and ensuing exploration of outer space thus far is of course, nothing short of amazing; in fact, just the thought…
Made In Space Plans to 3D Print ‘Steampunk’ Ships From Asteroid Material
It’s well nigh impossible to discuss 3D printing technology in outer space without mentioning the California-based 3D printing firm Made In Space. The organization has essentially become the right hand…
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…
The 3D Printing Space Race Continues as China Successfully Tests Zero-Gravity 3D Printer
One of the most exciting applications of 3D printing technology, in my opinion, is 3D printing in space. We’ve been closely following the progress of NASA and Made In Space ever…
NASA Design Challenge: Create a Logo for the In-Space Manufacturing Project
How’s this for bragging rights, graphic designers and artists? “Oh yes…I designed a logo for NASA.” Start practicing your casual hair flip and bored tone now, because NASA is, in…
Selective Separation Sintering: NASA Challenge Leads to an Entirely New 3D Printing Technology for the Moon and Mars
While there are many reasons to push for the development of 3D printing technology in space, the biggest reason is that shipping things to outer space is expensive – really…
UK Company Majestic is About to 3D Print the Internet — From Space
If you think about it, the Internet is sort of like outer space. It’s seemingly endless, full of dark matter, and impossible to fully see or know. You’d also think…
New 3D Printer Heads to the ISS Today; Self-Sustainability in Space Continues to Expand
The challenges for space travel are pretty simple to begin with, in concept. We must find a powerful method to shoot us there, up and out into orbit, and we…
NASA and Made In Space are Building a Multi-Armed 3D Printing Space Robot Named Archinaut
California’s space technology company Made In Space, currently preparing their second zero gravity 3D printer called the Additive Manufacturing Facility for the International Space Station, will be playing a key…
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…
Mars Habitat Designers RedWorks Will Test Earth-Based Manufacturing Products in 2016
Last May NASA launched their Mars 3D Printed Habitat Challenge that asked teams of designers, artists, engineers, rocket scientists and 3D printing technology experts from all over the world to…
To Mars and Beyond: How RedWorks is Going to Help NASA Colonize Space
Last May when NASA launched their Mars 3D Printed Habitat Challenge teams of designers, artists, engineers, rocket scientists and 3D printing technology experts from all over the world tried their…
Archinaut: NASA Enlists Made In Space to Head Project for 3D Printing Large-Scale Structures in Space
3D printing is certainly responsible for bringing an enormous amount of cool new stuff to the world–and even allowing us to conceptualize, design, and make some unbelievable innovations from our…
Made In Space & NanoRacks Sign Deal to Build & Deploy 3D Printed Satellites In Orbit
Made In Space and NanoRacks have been making news lately with the announcement of partnerships to change the way objects are imagined and built off the planet, and now the…
Future Engineers Warns: If You Are 3D Printing in Space, Forget the Supports
Just the fact that we are talking about 3D printing in space is sort of mindblowing. Considering that most of the world barely knew about 3D printing several years ago,…
SWISSto12 & ESA Partner to Continue Development of Lightweight 3D Printed Satellite Antennas
As with most new highly progressive technologies that seem to leap onto the scene out of nowhere, lighting the world afire with new products, materials, and inventions–it takes a while for them…
Tiertime Teams with Chinese Aerospace Institution to Build Microgravity Capable 3D Printers
Last year, NASA and Made In Space teamed to send the first microgravity 3D printed into space. This allowed them to test the feasibility of printing objects on-demand from the…
NASA Challenges Public to 3D Print Real Space Habitats for $2.25 Million in Prizes
3D printing has become a technology that many people believe will help us live better, more efficient lives here on Earth. However, NASA as of late, has been focusing on using…
NASA & Future Engineers Launch the 3D Printed Space Container Challenge
Storage is at a premium on a space station, and ideally, there’s a place for everything and everything is in its place. Now NASA and Future Engineers say they need…
3D Printing May be the Next Step for Exploring Mars According to Oklahoma State University
The endgame of 3D printing has always been the ability to completely replace traditional manufacturing methods. We have probably reached the apex of manual labor’s ability to produce products quickly…
What Happens When You Turn a 3D Printer Upside Down & On Its Side?
We often hear the statement, “Well, I could do that standing on my head.” How about while 3D printing? If you are thinking about trying it, then you’re hanging with…
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…
