3d printing in space
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…
Tethers Unlimited Wins NASA Grant to Convert Plastic Waste to 3D Printer Filament In Space
NASA has selected the Tethers Unlimited, Inc. Positrusion Recycler for use on the International Space Station and awarded a Phase II SBIR to the company for their patent-pending technology which will…
Made In Space 3D Printer Filament Is Now Available for Pre-Order Down on Earth
The developers of the revolutionary Zero-Gravity 3D printer currently orbiting the planet on the International Space Station are now selling their space-ready products to us Earthlings. Made In Space started working…
What’s In the Box? NASA Unboxes the First Objects 3D Printed in Space
“What’s in the box? What’s in the box?” – Brad Pitt as David Mills from the movie Se7en (1995) When the engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,…
Comet Runner: Will 3D Printing Make Comet Hopping a Reality?
Projects like the 3D Printing in Zero-G Technology Demonstration from NASA on the International Space Station and a London architecture firm’s work with the European Space Agency to consider methods…
Andrey Rudenko Reveals Plan to 3D Print Bases on the Moon and Buildings in Earth’s Deserts
Perhaps you are getting tired of hearing about the 3D printing of buildings by now. After all, 3D printed construction has been in the news quite a bit over the…
An Overview of All 25 Parts NASA & Made In Space Have 3D Printed in Space
It’s hard to believe that months have already gone by since we experienced all the excitement, news, and chatter regarding the first 3D printer being sent into space. As the SpaceX…
Solar Powered 3D Printers on Mars? Researchers Successfully Test Feasibility of Printing Surgical Tools on Red Planet
Space exploration has always been fascinating to me. When I stop and think of just how vast our universe is, it makes me realize how small I actually am. Earth is…
Now NASA Lets You 3D Print The Wrench They ‘Emailed’ to Space
While it’s not the first 3D printed object made in space, it is the first item made to do work in space in the hands of an astronaut. When International…
First Ever Hardware is ‘Emailed’ to Space — Made In Space and NASA Email Wrench to ISS
Butch needed a wrench. Usually this isn’t a big deal, but Butch couldn’t just drive over to Home Depot and grab a new one. “Butch” is ISS Commander Barry Wilmore,…
Build Giant Objects in Space With the Help of 3D Printing — Introducing The Trusselator
The Trusselator is aimed at creating, through the use of in-space additive manufacturing, a series of high-performance trusses to handle large solar arrays and antennas, and NASA says Tethers Unlimited…
NASA Tests Feasibility of 3D Printing on the Moon & Other Planets Using In-situ Materials and a Really Hot Laser
Recently, we have been hearing of the multiple methods that 3D printing will provide for the construction of buildings and other large structures outside of the earth’s atmosphere. 3D printing (also…
One of the Next Useful Objects 3D Printed in Space Will Be a Buckle!
Monday, November 24, 2014 will stand out as an historic day in human technological advancement and, specifically, progress in 3D printing technology. That day, astronauts on the International Space Station…
NCSU 3D Prints Commemorative Coin for Orion Space Mission, Celebrates Alumna Chosen by NASA
While North Carolina State University is known as a powerful educator regarding a number of disciplines, it’s most likely that in one stroll down Raleigh’s Hillsborough Street, you are rubbing…
Deep Space Industries Partners with 3D Printing Service Solid Prototype for Space Exploration & Mining Plans
“We are about to witness a product development revolution for space, and the obvious first step will be through 3D-printing,” said Barton Bollfrass, CEO of Solid Prototype. “We are thrilled…
3D Printed Coffee Mug Will Allow Astronauts to Enjoy a Cup of Joe – May lead to further advancement of fluid systems in space
One of my favorite memories from my honeymoon a couple years ago was walking the streets of Rome, stopping into coffee shop after coffee shop, grabbing a different type of…
South African Students Develop Mobile, Self-replicating, 3D Printer Meant for Space Exploration
3D printing in outer space has become quite the fad as of late. This is mostly due to the fact that NASA and Made in Space recently sent a zero-g…
ESA Releases New Video Concept and Dialogue On How to 3D Print Moon Bases
When people find out that I write about 3D printing, if they have the frivolity to dismiss the technology as inconsequential, my go-to example is always space. While 3D printing…
