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Mining Space Debris as a Resource for 3D Printing Material
Authors Maria Lucas-Rhimbassen, Cristiana Santos, George Antony Long, and Lucien Rapp delve into some heavy matter in the recently published ‘Conceptual model for a profitable return on investment from space…
The Refabricator Will Be Recycling Plastic and 3D Printing Onboard the ISS Next Year
In 2015, NASA awarded Washington-based technology firm Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to continue developing its Positrusion Recycler, which recycles plastic waste into 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 22, 2017
We’re talking about everything from business and 3D printing materials to outer space in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Using a new digital platform, thyssenkrupp has connected all of the machines…
Building in the Stars: Phase Two, Level Two Winners Announced for NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge
My husband and I are science fiction fans, and as such own some of Ray Bradbury’s works, including short story collection The Martian Chronicles. I especially like “The Million-Year Picnic,”…
NASA Selects ‘Made In Space’ to Produce In-orbit Plastic Recycling System for 3D Printer Filament
The ability to 3D print objects in space has been one of NASA’s major goals in the last few years. In fact NASA is in the midst of working on…
