Refabricator 3D Printer Aboard ISS Turns Space Waste Into Filament
Northrup Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft recently made its way to the international space station with some very important cargo. The craft is carrying crucial equipment... read more »
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Made In Space Developing Solar Array Printing on Small Satellites
Space is the harshest of all environments, offering few materials and limitations on power usage. While these intense factors still serve as major... read more »
NASA Announces 3D Printed Habitat Competition Winners
For a while now, NASA have been gathering up submission concepts for their 3D printed habitat competition. The various contestants all presented their ideas... read more »
How Relativity Space 3D Prints Rockets Cheaper Than Competitors
With the field of spaceflight and aerospace manufacturing buzzing with new entrants, it's sometimes hard to stand out. These are start-ups like no... read more »
Lockheed Martin Prints Titanium Satellite Fuel Tank
Lockheed Martin has just finished quality testing a fuel tank for orbital satellites. The company has reduced lead times and cost effectiveness through... read more »
NASA Funding Project For Asteroid 3D Printing
NASA have announced plans to fund a project from Made in Space regarding asteroid 3D printing. Reconstituting Asteroids into Mechanical Automata (RAMA) is... read more »
Foster + Partners Simulate Space Colonies Using 3D Printing
British architect Norman Foster just unveiled his firm's designs for potential colonies on Mars or the moon. Along with his firm Foster +... read more »
Relativity Space Secures Major Military Project for 3D Printing a Rocket
Relativity Space has just secured a military project with the Pentagon. This is a major step forward for their 3D printed rocket designs.... read more »
European Space Agency Receives Microgravity 3D Printer
The European Space Agency (ESA) is to receive a first of its kind prototype microgravity 3D printer for additive manufacturing in space. The... read more »
BAM Institute 3D Prints Metal Tools in Zero Gravity
3D printing has had a storied history with outer space and especially with NASA. In keeping with this tradition the Germany-based BAM Institute... read more »
Calgary University Researchers Turn Fecal Matter Into 3D Printable Material
An award-winning research project has just revealed the possibility of 3D printing human waste for use during space flight. The research team outlined... read more »
Virginia Tech Researchers 3D Print Kapton – Highest Temperature Polymer Ever 3D Printed
Researchers at Virginia Tech have just achieved a groundbreaking new 3D printing method. Using mask-projection micro-stereolithography, they have printed the highest temperature polymer... read more »
New Research Shows How Urine Can be Turned Into a 3D Printable Material During Space Voyages
Remember that scene in Apollo 13 where the main crew dispose of all their waste in the depths of space? They'd be kicking... read more »
Engineers Working Towards Self-Replicating 3D Printers to Build Lunar Bases
As machines are developing more and more autonomy, apparently so are 3D printers. Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa are working on a... read more »
NASA Prepping to Add 3D Printed Radiation Shields to ISS Habitat
NASA is no stranger to additive manufacturing. The company was among the most prominent early users for a long time. In keeping with... read more »
NASA Reveals New 4D Fabric For Shielding Space Shuttles
NASA has a long history of leveraging the advantages of 3D printing for its operations. They have already made use of EBAM and... read more »
Interview with Adam Jakus About Printing Extraterrestrial Terrain
Yesterday, we posted about Northwestern University's work with various extraterrestrial regolith soil simulants. We decided to get in touch with the team behind... read more »
Scientists Develop Means for 3D Printing Extraterrestrial Materials
One of the major hurdles in the collective effort towards space exploration is the transport of tools and materials. Due to the weight... read more »