Florida-based off-world manufacturing specialist Made In Space (MIS), has been acquired by the aerospace conglomerate Redwire. MIS, which is known for working with NASA to introduce 3D printing technology into new aerospace applications, will become part of Redwire’s increasing portfolio…
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Artificial Retinas Manufactured in Orbit Show Superior Results, Offering New Hope for Incurable Vision Loss
Connecticut-based biotech LambdaVision has spent nearly a decade turning the International Space Station (ISS) into its primary manufacturing floor. The company has developed an artificial retina, which is assembled from hundreds of alternating layers of bacteriorhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein. On…
Smart Skin Technology to Protect Robots in Space
The European Space Agency has appointed a pan-European consortium led by Danish Technological Institute, a Denmark-based research and technology organization, to develop a protective covering for robotic arms used in space. Called Smart Skin for Exploration Cobots, the €1.65 million…
Scientists Outline a Path to 3D Printing in Space Using Moon Dust and Orbital Debris
Researchers at Purdue University have published a comprehensive review in the npj advanced manufacturing journal identifying powder-based additive manufacturing as a viable strategy for building tools, habitats, and infrastructure directly in space, drawing on materials already present in orbit and…
Texas A&M Uses 3D Bioprinting to Study Lung Cells in Extreme Flight Conditions
Flying at high altitudes or traveling in space exposes the human body to extreme changes in pressure, temperature, and oxygen levels—environments that traditional cell cultures fail to mimic. Scientists at Texas A&M University have developed a 3D bioprinting method to…
Human Muscle Tissue 3D Printed in Microgravity by ETH Zurich Researchers
Researchers at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. (ETH Zurich) have successfully 3D printed human muscle tissue in microgravity during parabolic flight experiments, marking a milestone in space-based biofabrication. The study aims to enhance disease modeling and drug development…
New SpaceX Mission Will Launch 3D Printed Liver Tissue to the ISS
Researchers from Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) will soon launch 3D printed liver tissue to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The project, sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory, will investigate how microgravity environments…
Advanced In-Space 3D Printing of Composites for Orbit Use
A new review published on ScienceDirect by researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University and the China Academy of Space Technology provides a detailed account of in-space 3D printing progress using polymers and fiber-reinforced composites. The document identifies in-situ additive manufacturing as…
New lab at Glasgow University simulates space to test 3D printed parts for orbital safety
A new testing centre at University of Glasgow is simulating the conditions of outer space to help prevent 3D printed parts from becoming sources of high-speed orbital debris. Housed at the university’s James Watt School of Engineering, the NextSpace Testrig…
First metal 3D printed part from space returns for testing
The first-ever metal 3D printed part produced in space has returned to Earth for testing as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ‘Metal3D’ project focused on manufacturing in microgravity. Created aboard the International Space Station (ISS) using ESA’s Metal…
