As a US Marine Corps combat engineer serving in Iraq, Jim Monroe used MacGyver-like hacks to repair mine rollers. Meant to detonate and clear mines, these heavy studded wheels are mounted on the ...
Our current level of technological development does not allow us to build things in space. In the best-case scenario, we are capable of assembling stuff in orbit, but the actual build of structures ...
GLB is making metal 3D printing more accessible through its GLB-400M system and worldwide distribution network.
The world’s first metal 3D printer for space is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), where it will be installed in ESA’s Columbus module. Its mission is to demonstrate the validity of ...
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Astronauts Can Now Print Metal in Space and It’s a Game Changer for Future Missions
A small, unassuming metal object sits on a workbench at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the ...
For all the remarkable improvements we’ve seen in desktop 3D printers, metal printers have tended to stay out of reach for hackers, mostly because they usually rely on precise and expensive laser ...
As space exploration aims to go further than ever before, space agencies and companies are looking at new ways to sustain longer duration space flights, as well as on other planetary bodies. A ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. ESA scientists have successfully demonstrated 3D printing of a metal part in space for the first ...
How do you use a 3D printer to bend metal? One way would be to take it to a machine shop and offer to trade the owner your printer for some time in their shop. A smarter way is to do like [Jaba 3D], ...
On January 30th, the Cygnus NG-20 mission set off towards the International Space Station carrying an intriguing payload: a 3D printer capable of manufacturing metal parts in microgravity. First, the ...
The 3D printing industry is in the midst of its biggest shakeup yet in the form of a battle over the sector’s most valuable company. After 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys SSYS announced its intent ...
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