additive manufacturing in space
Daring AM: Space 3D Printing Heats Up Across the Globe
We keep coming back to China’s foray into space 3D printing—and there’s a good reason for that. The country’s space program continues to turn great ideas into working technology, proving…
3D Systems Helps NASA, Penn State, and ASU Take the Heat Off Space Missions
As space missions get more ambitious, keeping equipment safe from extreme heat and cold is becoming a big challenge. That’s where 3D printing steps in, and 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD)…
ICON and NASA Continue Collaboration to Move Lunar Construction Forward
NASA and ICON are pushing 3D printing closer to space missions by testing how Moon soil behaves in lunar gravity and advancing a laser-based system to turn that soil into…
WASP 3D Prints Geopolymers Made from Lunar Soil
Italian 3D printer manufacturer WASP is heading to the moon… someday. In a new initiative called the Geopolymers for Additive Manufacturing and Lunar Monitoring (GLAMS) Project, WASP and its partners—which…
