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The International Space Station.
Space medicine breakthrough? Kidney and liver tissue bioprinted off Earth for 1st time ever

By Julian Dossett Published

California-based company Auxilium Biotechnologies just produced kidney and liver tissue in space for the first time, using a method called bioprinting,

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Thinner than a hair and stretchy like rubber: New material could shield against radiation in next-gen space tech

By Chelsea Gohd Published

Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmful radiation.

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An experiment using different colored bacteria with the camera focused on a metal box containing the bacteria
How color-changing, bacteria-infused spacesuits could help keep future astronauts safe from space radiation

By Jessica Rendall Published

Like a mood ring, clothing could let future space travelers know when they've been exposed to unsafe levels of radiation.

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A series of 8 boxes showing various cell types with some blue tinted, some green tinted, and some red tinted
Scientists 3D printed muscle tissue in microgravity. The goal is to make human organs from scratch

By Jessica Rendall Published

Scientists just 3D printed human muscle tissue in microgravity conditions. The ultimate goal is to make organs in space.

Earth
Four images of 3D cosmic models.
3D-print a realistic supernova remnant with NASA's new models of Chandra X-ray images

By Victoria Corless Published

New 3D-printable models of Chandra X-ray Observatory images will allow you to hold a star in your hands and touch a supernova remnant.

Astronomy
Screenshot from an animation depicting a future Chinese robotic mission to the moon's south pole.
China to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar dirt in 2028 to pave way for future base (video)

By Andrew Jones Published

China is getting ready to 3D-print bricks on the moon using lunar soil, in what could be a huge step toward building a base on the lunar surface.

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Human Spaceflight
a gold blob rises in the dark.
3D-printed 'hydrogels' could be future space radiation shields for astronaut trips to Mars

By Julian Dossett Published

Technology we already use everyday might be the future of space radiation shielding.

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tiny six-wheel rovers roll around on an orange mat on a concrete floor. A woman in the foreground on the right kneels next to one, her hand reaching toward it. In the background another woman stands holding a rover, while others look on or sit at computer monitors.
Adorable 3D-printed rovers learn to find blue ball in Mars-like environment

By Samantha Mathewson Published

University students tested 3D-printed rovers designed to emulate Europe's Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover that is slated to launch to the Martian surface by 2028.

Mars Rovers
A metal box is seen with various stickers on it.
3D printer successfully makes little space shuttle models in microgravity

By Victoria Corless Published

SpaceCAL is a 3D printer that can create objects in microgravity conditions; a recent test of the device was successful.

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a tall nozel secured and held away from a wall with metal arms, spews fire downward into a cutout square. There is scaffolding and pipes around.
India makes breakthrough by test-firing new 3D-printed rocket engine (photo)

By Andrew Jones Published

India recently performed a successful hot-fire test of a rocket engine that was built using 3D printing technology, a breakthrough that could boost the nation's spaceflight prospects.

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