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In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Print
Astronauts 3D Printed First Medical Supplies on the ISS

3D printing is becoming an increasingly important tool for space travel. Now, the first medical supplies were 3D printed in space.

by Anatol Locker
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Save Weight, Save Money
Boeing’s Space Taxi Will Use More than 600 3D Printed Parts

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space crew capsules will use more than 600 3D-printed parts. Some of them are even made of plastic.

by Anatol Locker
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More Punch, Less Boom
3D Printed Rocket Fuel Gets a Patent

3D printing technology is becoming indispensable to space travel. US company Rocket Crafters just got granted a patent on safe 3D printed rocket fuel. Next, they plan to build a booster rocket with it.

by Anatol Locker
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The First Audi In Space
Audi’s 3D Printed Lunar Rover Scheduled to Launch Next Year

Audi’s Lunar Quattro rover is equipped with lightweight aluminum 3D printed wheels. Good news for scientists: They can now pack more payload.

by Tyler Koslow
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Twinkle Twinkle
NASA to 3D Print Laughter In Space with ‘Laugh Star’ Project

The first work of art in space -- the 'Laugh Star' -- will be a 3D printed model of recorded laughter at the International Space Station.

by Hanna Watkin
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Meet the Swarm
3D Printed Satellite Launcher Heads to International Space Station

After being named the winner of the ISS Design Competition, Andy Filo’s satellite launcher to be 3D printed on the space station.

by Tyler Koslow
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Space Balls
How to 3D Print Your Own Baby Universe

Fancy 3D printing a "baby universe", a map of the oldest light in the universe? Researchers at Imperial College London did exactly that.

by Hanna Watkin
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In Space No One Can Hear You Build
SpiderFab: 3D Printing Robots Construct Structures in Space

Aerospace firms will soon be testing robots, called SpiderFab, to see whether they can be used to 3D print satellites and structures in space.

by Hanna Watkin
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FabLab in Space
Enter “Print the Future” Contest to Build Your Ideas in Space

The Enterprise In Space program has launched a contest called Print the Future, offering the chance to have your designs 3D printed in space.

by Hanna Watkin
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Total Recall
Mars City Design Project will 3D Print in the Mojave Desert

Get your ass to the Mojave Desert. Mars City Design is working on concepts for a self-sustaining Mars colony, including 3D printed homes.

by Hanna Watkin
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Launch It Like a Pro
Singapore Start-up Launch Rocket with 3D Printed Fuel

A Singapore start-up company is the first in the world to use 3D printed fuel, combining two materials, to launch a self-made rocket in Australia.

by Hanna Watkin
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An interesting approach
Professor wants NASA to 3D Print Houses on the Moon

It could be that soon humans will live in 3D printed houses on the moon – at least that's one professor's dream anyway.

by Hanna Watkin
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One Giant Print
3D Print a Model of the Apollo 11 Command Module

The Smithsonian partnered with Autodesk to 3D scan the Apollo 11 command module “Columbia", and have released 3D printable files online.

by Hannah Augur
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Do Try This At Home
Great Space Exploration Projects You Can Build at Home

Soon, NASA’s Juno probe will deliver images from Jupiter - until then, we’ll satisfy our scientific desires with these great DIY space exploration projects.

by All3DP
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Can 3D Printed Humans Travel Space? Real Cyborg Says “Yes”

Recognized cyborg believes future humans will be able to 3D print themselves in space to travel the universe. Is 3D Printed Human space travel scifi or the future?

by Hannah Augur
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0% Gravity 100% Heart
3D Printing in Zero Gravity, Techshots 3D Prints Heart Cells

NASA contractor Techshot tests 3D printing in zero gravity. What did they print? Oh, just a heart structure. What's next? A beating heart.

by Hannah Augur
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New ISS 3D Printer Commercializes 3D Printing in Space

3D Printing in space just got cooler with the ISS's first commercial 3D Printer and the start of the “first hardware store in space."

by Hannah Augur
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Deep Space Pizza
BeeHex offers 3D Printed Pizza for Astronauts (and YOU)

Astronauts on a deep space mission to Mars won't have to forfeit all their favorite snacks; behold the 3D printed pizza commissioned by NASA.

by Hanna Watkin
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NASA Funds 3D Printers In Space to Mine, Fly Asteroids

NASA funds initiative to use 3D printers in space to mine and fly asteroids. This is why we love NASA.

by Hannah Augur
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Exploring Mars with a 3D printed Planetary Rover

Polish students are building a planetary rover with 3D printed parts, specially designed to explore the bumpy terrain of the planet Mars.

by Hanna Watkin
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