NASA Builds First Ever 3D Printed Imaging Telescope
In recent months NASA has had many firsts when it comes to 3D printing and space-related gear, and the space agency is on track to yet another. NASA issued a news release last week saying that by the...
View Article3D Printing for Aerospace and Defense: Obstacles and Opportunities
3D printing’s impact on the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) sector is hard to miss. NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Airbus are just a few of many companies integrating 3D printing with their...
View Article3D Printing for Aerospace & Aviation: Current Developments
Aviation is a very interesting market for 3D printing. Aircraft are a low volume product with a lot of parts. Weight saving on aircraft directly reduces the seat mile cost for the carrier and this is a...
View Article3D Printing in Aerospace and Aviation: Future Scenarios
I previously gave you some examples of how 3D printing is being used in aviation at the moment. Here I speculate about things that are a bit further removed from your next Ryanair flight. 1. In situ...
View ArticleDeath by 3D Printing: How Militaries around the World are Discovering the...
Militaries have been doing research into using 3D printing for warfare for several decades now. They are big users of ancillary technologies such as Direct Metal Deposition and Electron Beam Welding to...
View Article3D Printer in Space is Almost Ready for Lift Off
After much speculation and testing, it has been announced that the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch on the SpaceX CRS-4 space mission from Cape Canaveral, FL on September 19 at 06:38 GMT. The...
View Article3D print your custom aircraft with new STEM-based video game
A new multiplayer video game called DAVinCI Flight that lets users 3D print the custom aircraft carriers they design within the game has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. DAVinCI Flight...
View ArticleNASA video discusses 3D printer launched to space
The aerospace industry has been perhaps one of the biggest industries to utilize additive manufacturing in the production of parts and prototypes. Originally, 3D printing was kept below 40,000 feet,...
View ArticleResearchers working to improve additive manufacturing for metal parts
Metal 3D printing seems to be the most advanced established form of 3D printing there is to date. Although the printing of plastics for medical devices and the promise of glass 3D printing both offer...
View ArticleMicrosoft develops 3D printed and Nokia-powered space telescope to shoot for...
According to Microsoft, Ultrascope has the potential to reinvent astrophotography, making it possible to capture high-quality images for a fraction of the price of a traditional space telescope. The...
View ArticleHow does 3D printing work in space?
In mid September NASA launched a resupply capsule, the SpaceX Dragon with a 3D printer onboard, to the International Space Station (ISS). Since then we have been waiting for the astronauts to test the...
View ArticleA small step for 3D printing: First object 3D printed in space
The first 3D printer in the International Space Station (ISS) has produced its first item. The object was a faceplate ingrained with the sentence “NASA and Made In Space, Inc”. The purpose of the 3D...
View Article3D Printing On The Moon and Beyond
One of the most pertinent questions in the space industry (other than if we are alone in the universe) is: What is the cheapest way to build a colony on the Moon or Mars? This question has been since...
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