Want a Closer Look at the Moon? Try It in AR with This Lunar Model and App By Hanneke Weitering No telescope? No problem! Now you can explore all the nooks and crannies of the moon in the palm of your hand using a 3D-printed moon model and augmented- reality (AR) app.
Microbes Could Turn Astronaut Pee into Plastic and Nutrients (Video) By Mike Wall Future astronauts could turn their pee and breath into nutrients and raw materials for 3D printers with the help of some industrious microbes, new research suggests.
Building Huge Structures in Space: 'Archinaut' Takes Another Step By Mike Wall Made In Space just took another step toward its goal of building telescopes and other large structures off Earth.
1st Private Space Station Will Become an Off-Earth Manufacturing Hub By Mike Wall The first-ever commercial space station will become a manufacturing hub just a few years after reaching orbit, if everything goes according to plan.
New Method Builds Bricks Using Fake Lunar Soil, Heat from Sun By Tereza Pultarova Moon explorers could one day build their houses from bricks made out of lunar soil, or regolith, using just the energy of the sun, according to a new experiment by the European Space Agency (ESA).
NASA Awards $100,000 in 3D-Printing Habitat Competition By Ian O'Neill The first printing segment of NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is now complete, and the U.S. space agency has awarded $100,000 to the winning two teams.
NASA Eyeing 'Chain Mail' Fabric for Use in Space By Jasmin Malik Chua To protect its spacecraft from the rigors of deep space, a team of NASA engineers is turning to a time-honored — and battle-proven — solution: chain mail.
The First Mars Colony Could Be 3D Printed From Red Planet Dust By Tia Ghose A new method could mix dust from the moon or Mars with a series of solvents to create flexible, tough 3D-printed tools.
These Three Killer Apps Could Help Humans Colonize Mars By Tracy Staedter Asteroid mining, giant orbiting internet antennas and space-based solar power could create a space economy that brings a Mars colony within humanity's reach.
Build Your Own Death Star: How to 3D Print a Real-Life 'Tractor Beam' By Stephanie Pappas You'll need a 3D printer, but you can have your own mini Death Star.
California Startup Made In Space to Make Optical Fiber in Orbit By Mike Wall Early next year, California-based startup Made In Space plans to launch a machine to the International Space Station that will produce ZBLAN optical fiber.
Design a 3D-Printed Tool for Astronauts to Use Aboard the Space Station By Elizabeth Howell To make life easier for astronauts, an electronics company is asking college students to design tools that astronauts can 3D print aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
13 Things 'Star Trek' Gets Right (and Wrong) About Space Tech By Elizabeth Howell "Star Trek" science may be fanciful, but the iconic franchise's creators were prescient in a number of ways.
How 3D Printing Will 'Rock the World' — and Space By Jesse Emspak John Hornick, author of "3D Printing Will Rock the World," said 3D printing will fundamentally alter the way people manufacture things, and that includes working in space.
