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Lowe's and Made In Space's Additive Manufacturing Facility

First Retailer in Orbit: Lowe's and Made In Space Send 3D Printer to Station

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The home-improvement store Lowe's and Made In Space, the company behind the world's first zero-G 3D printer, are launching a manufacturing facility on the International Space Station.

Robot-Built Landing Pad Could Pave the Way for Construction on Mars

By Amy Thompson

Archinauts 3D-Printing Satellite Reflectors

NASA, Made in Space Think Big with Archinaut, a Robotic 3D-Printing Demo

By Debra Werner

Within five years, companies could begin in-orbit manufacturing and assembly of communications satellite reflectors or other large structures, according to Made in Space.

Planetary Resources 3D Prints Part Using Asteroid Metal

Asteroid-Mining Company 3D-Prints Object from Space Rock Metals

By Mike Wall

Planetary Resources, which aims to extract water and other useful materials from asteroids, has 3D-printed an object using metals from a space rock.

3D-Printed Ceramics Could Build Next-Gen Spaceships

By Eric Niiler

3-D Printing of Rocket Engine Cooling Chambers

Air Force Funds 3D-Printing Study for Rocket Engines

By Mike Gruss

The U.S. Air Force awarded Johns Hopkins University $545,00 to study additive manufacturing techniques to make cooling chambers for liquid rocket engines.

Made In Space's Additive Manufacturing Facility

'1st Hardware Store in Space': Commercial 3D Printer Launching in 2016

By Mike Wall

NASA Picks Winners for 3D-Printed Mars Habitat Design Contest

By Susanna Speier

3D-Printed Bubble House Made for Mars

By Tracy Staeder

French designers propose an innovative shelter for Mars.

In-Space Satellite Construction May Be Coming Soon

By Mike Wall

Students Aim for Space with 3D-Printed Rocket Engine

By Rod Pyle

A group of university engineering students have created — and successfully test-fired — a 3D-printed rocket engine. The students aim to eventually launch tiny satellites to space.

Made In Space Launches 'Space-Grade' 3D Printing Material for Sale

By Robert Z. Pearlman

Skywatcher Joe Wiggins snapped this photo of the April 4 total lunar eclipse from his front yard on a cold, cloudless morning in Centennial, Colorado.

Best Space Stories of the Week – April 12, 2015

By Calla Cofield

A total lunar eclipse wowed skywatchers and two private spaceflight companies tackled big challenges. These, and more, are Space.com's picks for the best space stories for the week of April 12.

Unboxing the First 3D Printed Items from Space

1st Parts from 3D Printer in Space About to Get a Close-Up (Video)

By Mike Wall

On Monday (April 6), NASA engineers took their first looks at the parts cranked out by the International Space Station's 3D printer.

Tethers Unlimited envisions using spider-like robots (seen here in an artist's concept) to assemble huge structures in space.

Incredible Technology: Spiderlike Robots Could Build Giant Space Structures

By Mike Wall

A company called Tethers Unlimited is developing an in-space manufacturing system called "SpiderFab," which would use arachnidlike robots to put together large objects in orbit or beyond.