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NASA Announces Collaborations to Advance 3D Printing Technologies for Space Exploration
In only four years, NASA astronauts are expected to land on the Moon as part of the space agency’s ambitious Artemis program that will use innovative technologies to explore more…
Project Olympus: ICON Chosen by NASA to Develop Moon Base 3D Printing Tech
The hype around additive construction continues to grow. Unlike the days in which WinSun would “3D print” a six-story apartment building, we’re seeing numerous projects undertaken by a variety of…
Moon Dust Melted in Einstein Elevator, Assessing Space Colonization and 3D Printing on the Moon
In terms of colonization, the smallest 3D printer possible could be stashed on board a spacecraft en route to the Moon or Mars, with robots then used to mine for…
NASA Wants Aerojet Rocketdyne to Make More Rocket Engines with 3D Printed Parts
On its first launch, NASA‘s uncrewed Space Launch System (SLS) mega-rocket will go on a trip around the Moon as part of the initial test flight for the Artemis 1…
Relativity Space Preparing for Next Year’s Rocket Launch with New VP and Verified 3D Printing Tech
In the last few years, there has been excitement for the new race to the moon. But as deadlines for rocket launches and crewed missions get closer, space companies begin…
Artemis Program: Airbus to Build Third Module for Orion Moon Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continue working together on what is considered a modern-day version of the Apollo program. Better known as…
NASA Director Talks Industrialized Biomedicine in Space at IAC
“We are on the cusp of once again launching American astronauts on rockets from American soil for the first time since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011. We now…
NASA and Made In Space Talk About 3D Printing Recycled Material in Orbit
With deep space exploration moving forward, NASA is using the International Space Station (ISS) to conduct cutting edge research and technological developments to help prepare astronauts as they take the…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 3, 2019
For this edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting off with a celebration – Scansite created 3D printed replicas of the spacesuit that Neil Armstrong wore for the 50th…
An Assessment of the Conditions Needed for 3D Printing A Village on the Moon
For a few years now, the European Space Agency (ESA) has been talking seriously about building a habitable village on the moon, and 3D printing is a big part of…
ISRO Using Simulated Soil and 3D Printing to Construct Lunar Habitats
This year, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its second trip to the moon. If all goes well, the 3,290 kg Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft will be orbiting over the far side of…
The Refabricator Will Be Recycling Plastic and 3D Printing Onboard the ISS Next Year
In 2015, NASA awarded Washington-based technology firm Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to continue developing its Positrusion Recycler, which recycles plastic waste into 3D…
Branch Technology and Foster + Partners Take First Place Again in Latest Round of NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge
It’s an amazing thought that many people alive on Earth today might, in their lifetimes, see humans landing on – and even living on – Mars. It’s even more likely…
3D Printed Hydroponics Part of Large-Scale Space Travel Simulation
There’s been a lot of talk lately about traveling to the moon, Mars or both. 3D printing has a lot to do with every stage of the planned journey into…
Hold the Moon in Your Hand: AstroReality to Offer 3D Printed Lunar Model with Integrated Augmented Reality
I was a mere tot when men first walked on our rocky, crater ridden moon. My father loves to tell the story. My grandparents were out of town for the summer,…
ESA 3D Prints Sturdy Bricks from Sunlight and Moon Dust
In the future, we will live in houses made from sunlight and moon dust. Sounds like the beginning of a fairy tale, doesn’t it? It could be reality for some…
Northwestern University Researchers 3D Print Flexible Objects with Simulated Lunar and Martian Soil
Just a few days ago, scientists from Fotec revealed that they had 3D printed small structures from simulated Martian soil. The structures, a small conical dwelling and a portion of a wall,…
Lunar 3D Printing as Pitstop to Life on Mars
According to the head of the European Space Agency, it will be at least 15 years before we can expect humans aboard a flight to Mars. The US space agency NASA is…
No Dark Side to this MOON: Kickstarter Campaign Sees Celestial Success
My father, who has taught high school geography courses for decades, used to have a set of globes in his room. One of them was a standard Earth globe, ocean-blue…
3D Print the Surface of the Moon with Moon2STL
We’ve written a lot of articles about 3D printing on the moon, as international space agencies and private companies alike race to return to the lunar surface. We haven’t written…
Audi Sponsors Part Time Scientists’ Endeavor to Explore the Moon with 3D Printed Rover
It’s been over 40 years since humans have been to the moon, but the idea of going back has been increasingly popular lately. It’s essentially a new space race: out…
European Space Agency Reiterates Its Plan to Build 3D Printed Base on the Moon
For a while, the European Space Agency has been talking about the possibility of creating a base on the moon, using 3D printing for a large part of its construction. So…
3D Printed Rocket is Ready to Go to the Moon
We’ve learned a lot about the moon since 1969, when the first humans landed on it. Recent technology has allowed us to get some amazing looks at its surface, but…
Stratasys Commemorates Chinese Festival With 3D Printed Lantern
How about that moon last night? After being hyped for weeks, a total lunar eclipse turned the moon red in the meteorological phenomenon known as a blood moon, and, to add…
