NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has revealed that its Perseverance rover, which is due to land on Mars in February 2021, has been fitted with eleven 3D printed parts. Perseverance’s fabricated…
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Lockheed Martin picks Relativity Space’s 3D printing tech for experimental NASA mission
Aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin has enlisted the help of California-based rocket-building firm Relativity Space to 3D print projectiles for an upcoming experimental NASA mission. The…
INTERVIEW: University of North Dakota gains $750k NASA grant to develop 3D printed ‘NDX-3’ spacesuit
Researchers from the University of North Dakota (UND) have been awarded a $750k NASA grant to develop a 3D printed spacesuit. Working alongside staff from the Marshall, Johnson and Kennedy Space Cent…
FDA updates FAQs for 3D printed nasal swabs and other COVID-19 testing devices
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated the information in its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding diagnostic devices for COVID-19, including 3D printed swabs. The Administration ul…
ICON partners with NASA to develop 3D printed Moon infrastructure in ‘Project Olympus’
Texas-based construction company ICON has gained a NASA contract to develop a 3D printed off-world construction system for the Moon. Project Olympus will see ICON partner with architecture firms BIG …
Fabrisonic deploys UAM technology in NASA study to 3D print corrosion-resistant cladding
Solid-state metal 3D printing specialist Fabrisonic has leveraged its patented Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) process to successfully merge different amorphous alloys into multi-metal claddin…
NASA develops 3D printed rocket engine parts that could power the Artemis moon mission
NASA has developed 3D printed rocket engine components that could be used as part of the Artemis project to return astronauts to the Moon, and prepare for a future mission to Mars. Through its Rapid …
NASA and KULR Technology Group partner to build space-optimized battery pack systems in-orbit
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has awarded KULR Technology Group a dual-use technology agreement which could see future space missions 3D print spare battery packs on-demand and en-route. …
Finnish researchers use 3D printing to improve nasal surgery planning
A team of researchers from Tampere University, Finland, has experimented with a new method of nasal surgery preparation using 3D printing. With the aim of determining whether or not 3D printing could …
Tuskegee set to help develop NASA’s Artemis lunar lander using 3D printing
NASA’s ambitious Artemis program will see two astronauts returning to the surface of the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 touched down in December of 1972. To achieve this by 2024, the U.S. spa…