made in space
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,…
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 Print NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in Honor of its 25th Anniversary, Thanks to SketchFab, 3D Hubs & NASA
When it comes to 3D printing, one organization which is not shy by any means in showing their enthusiasm toward the technology is NASA. While many groups are quick to…
AstroGro — The Self Sustainable 3D Printed Bio-farm For Space
Coming as a shock to no one, humans need to eat food. As NASA readies its (still decades-off) manned mission to Mars, one of the problems that need to be…
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,…
Made In Space Releases New 3D Printable Model Files for 12 Objects That Were 3D Printed in Space
It’s fascinating watching as Made In Space and NASA work together to develop and test 3D printing outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. Back in December one of the most eye-opening applications…
3D Printing: The Stories We Didn’t Cover This Week — March 1, 2015
This week’s stories we didn’t cover include technical 3D printing projects, including a bird-like drone and an autonomous robotic car, a Kickstarter campaign for a Tennessee-based 3d printed toy company, and…
Future Engineers Announces Winners of ‘3D Printing in Space Challenge’
Probably two of the areas which excite me the most about where 3D printing will take us all, has to do with space travel and education. The ability to print…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
First Ever Functioning 3D Printed Object Has Been Fabricated in Space by NASA & Made In Space
One of the more fascinating applications for 3D printing is the fabrication of object in Space. NASA, as well as the European Space Industry, and several private companies, are working diligently…
10 Recent Ways 3D Printing is Changing the World – Fall 2014 Edition
“And in today already walks tomorrow.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge One of the most exciting aspects of the additive manufacturing industry is that right now it has nowhere to go…
Dragon Hatch is Open! First 3D Printer in Space Has Just Docked at The ISS
…. Tweeted just moments ago by Mike Chen, Co-Founder of Made In Space: “The Dragon hatch is open. This marks the first moment when the ISS crew could access the @MadeInSpace…
Students Can Now Design Space Tools to be 3D Printed And Used in Outer Space
With the launch of Space X, a 3D printer has been sent to the International Space Station for the fabrication of various objects in outer space. When the 3D printer,…
3D Printer Doesn’t Make it to Space – NASA Will Attempt Launch Again Tomorrow
The build-up has been killing us, the very first 3D printer to make its way out of the earths atmosphere was scheduled to take off early this morning. I imagined…
NASA’s In-space 3D Printer Launches Tomorrow – The Unheard of Inside Scoop & Ultimate Goal of 3D Printing on Mars
NASA’s Niki Werkheiser’s prediction for 3D Printing in space within 10 Years: “On Mars building everything from hand tools to radiation shielding habitats – and maybe even the engines you…
Made In Space Will Soon Allow Individuals And Businesses to 3D Print From Outer Space
Last week we got the huge news that Made In Space would be launching the very first 3D printer to the International Space Station in August, months ahead of schedule,…
