CRP Group, an Italian industrial group integrating additive manufacturing processes and innovative materials for product development, has expanded its Windform composite materials line for application…
NASA green-lights Made In Space metal 3D printer for Mars
In 2017, American microgravity 3D printer developer Made In Space was awarded a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for the development of its Vulcan Hybrid Manufacturing System. N…
UCalgary takes 3D printing “From Colon to Colony”
Space is the ultimate test of survival. With few resources beyond Moon dust and regolith, astronauts must prepare all the necessary kit for month long expeditions ahead of time, and recycle as much wa…
Japanese space agency 3D prints floating space drone
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released the first footage from its floating 3D printed space drone, the Int-Ball. The JEM Internal Ball Camera (Int-Ball) is currently floating aboar…
NASA seeks proposals for a Fab Lab in space to take humans beyond the moon
Equipped with 3D printers, CNC machines, computers, digital tools and other equipment, a fabrication laboratory, otherwise known as a Fab Lab, is a facility set up to enable people to ‘make anyt…
Made In Space celebrates a stellar year of 3D printing on the International Space Station
Made In Space, U.S. manufacturers of the world’s first microgravity 3D printer, are celebrating a year of trailblazing firsts 3D printed on the International Space Station (ISS). As of April 201…
SpaceX schedule first flight to send private citizens around the moon
California’s SpaceX private space exploration program, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, has set a date for its first commercial flight around the moon. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, with 3D printed p…
Taking 3D printing onto the first privately owned space station
Axiom Space, developers of the ‘world’s first private commercial space station‘, have entered into an agreement with out of this world 3D printers, Made In Space. The agreement cover…
May 2016 in review featuring: RAPID, the Venice Biennale, Dubai and the ISS
The top stories from May 2016 are the RAPID TCT conference in Orlando and 3D printing making it into the Venice Biennale, bolstered by a landmark first in Dubai and on the International Space Station.…
3D printing enabled ALTAIR satellite ready to launch in 2017
Millennium Space Systems have reached a major development milestone for their ALTAIR satellite ahead of a proposed launch in March 2017. They have announced that the first satellite has completed deve…