3D printing helps NASA make headway on the Space Launch System
To complement the successful test of the printed injectors at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, engineers at the Marshall Space Flight Center tested their own printed injectors.
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3D printed rocket injector test: success!
Rocket scientists get one injector closer to 3D printing spaceships with a successful test at a NASA facility.
3D printer headed for space passes critical microgravity tests
Made in Space announced that their 3D printer prototype passed a series of critical microgravity tests, a prelude to operating in space.
Plans for 3D printing in space advance
NASA is sending a 3D printer to the ISS and the European Space Agency has plans to print lunar bases with the D-Shape.
NASA emulates the Maker community with SpaceShop
NASA has been paying attention to the Maker community — so much so that they want to emulate it.
Deep Space Industries plans to 3D print spacecraft parts in space from asteroid ore
A new company called Deep Space Industries has plans to mine nearby asteroids and use the materials in large, orbiting 3D printers to service and build satellites.
3D printing with moon rocks, on the moon!
As this and the other 3D printing-oriented NASA projects mature, we’re going to start seeing some serious testing of actual printing on the moon.
3D printing doing the heavy lifting for NASA
NASA’s Space Launch System project will be enhanced by using selective laser melting (SLM) to print many of the parts
SpiderFab would 3D print spacecraft in space
SpiderFab is NASA’s hopeful path to reduced costs and the incredibly realistic capacity of building spacey things like station components, satellites, modules, and eventually entire spacecrafts IN space.
3D Printing to Infinity and Beyond!
Utilizing a 3D printer in for printing parts in the International Space Station can save huge sums of money and time.