nasa 3d printing
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…
3D Printed Espresso Cup Used in Space For First Time on the ISS
The is no doubt that both NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are at the forefront of 3D printing technology. After all, the technology could be one of the…
NASA 3D Prints the World’s First Full-Scale Copper Rocket Engine Part
Day in and day out, we see new types of technologies emerge from the 3D printing space, as well as different uses which test the feasibility and potential that 3D…
3D Print a Hurricane – NASA Puts Files For 3D Printable Model of Hurricane Julio Online
It’s really quite incredible to watch as new applications for 3D printing come about. Pretty much every field imaginable has at least some use for this incredible technology, which only…
NASA releases 3D Printable Models of Asteroids, Moon Surfaces, Spacecraft & More
When it comes to 3D printing, NASA certainly doesn’t want to be left out in the cold. A couple months ago, we learned that NASA was teaming with MakerBot to…
3D Printing Technology Reveals New Aspects About the Energetic Explosions of Stars
Somewhere around 5,500 BC, the binary star system Eta Carinae experienced a massive eruption, shooting material at least ten times the mass of the sun, and possibly as much as…
Made In Space to Send 3D Printer to Space Station Ahead of Schedule
A little over fifty years ago, the world was amazed as human beings began trekking into outer space. Here we are in 2014 and the fascination of space has not…
NASA Selects ‘Made In Space’ to Produce In-orbit Plastic Recycling System for 3D Printer Filament
The ability to 3D print objects in space has been one of NASA’s major goals in the last few years. In fact NASA is in the midst of working on…
First 3D Printer Will Be Sent to Space By NASA Next Month
3D Printing has been around for 30 years, however it was only recently that the technology has progressed enough to make it useful for a wide array of applications. One…
