Europe's 1st Zero-Gravity 3D Printer Headed for Space By Kasandra Brabaw published 30 January 15 Europe is set to send its first 3D printer into the final frontier this year to experiment with zero-gravity manufacturing on long space voyages.
How to 3D Print a Space Station Wrench Emailed to Orbit By Robert Z. Pearlman published 30 December 14 The first-ever hand tool to be emailed up to the International Space Station can now be downloaded to anywhere on Earth.
Space Station's 3D Printer Makes Wrench From 'Beamed Up' Design By Mike Wall published 23 December 14
Welcoming the Era of In-Space Manufacturing By Mike Snyder published 25 November 14 An op-ed by Mike Snyder, lead engineer for Made In Space, whose 3D printer just produced its first part aboard the International Space Station.
World's First Zero-Gravity 3D Printer Installed on Space Station By Mike Wall published 17 November 14
NASA's Most Complex 3D-Printed Rocket Part Yet Passes Test (Video) By Kelly Dickerson published 8 November 14 NASA tested two rockets with 3D-printed injectors modeled after the rocket that could one day send humans to Mars.
NASA Launches Student Contest for 3D-Printed Astronaut Tools By Megan Gannon published 2 October 14 You don't have to become an astronaut to use the International Space Station's new 3D printer.
SpaceX Taking 3D Printing to the Final Frontier By Elizabeth Howell published 21 August 14 As SpaceX gets ready to launch astronauts into space in the coming years, the California-based company is also pushing the frontier in another field: 3D printing.
Star Explosion's Strange Shape Revealed in 3D (Video) By Elizabeth Howell published 15 August 14 A double-lobed star explosion seen by the Hubble Space Telescope has a more complicated backstory than astronomers ever imagined, according to a 3D model of the ill-fated star's eruption.
Virgin Galactic to Fly 12 Space Tech Experiments on Private Spaceliner By Elizabeth Howell published 9 June 14 As Virgin Galactic prepares to carry paying tourists into space, it's also readying another source of flight cash: carrying tech experiments designed for microgravity.
NASA, MakerBot Launch Contest for 3D-Printed Mars Base By Megan Gannon published 6 June 14 NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif., and the Brooklyn, New York-based 3D printing company MakerBot are seeking design ideas for a habitat that could house humans on Mars.
Engineers Build Space Fuel Tank Simulators with 3D Printing (Video) By Elizabeth Howell published 6 May 14 Two companies using 3D printing technology recently finished crafting simulators for key pieces of a satellite after two weeks and dozens of hours of work.
3D Printing: 10 Ways It Could Transform Space Travel By Tom Chao published 1 May 14 The future of space travel requires new technologies and additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, may hold the key. Here's a look at 10 ways 3D printing could change space travel.
Astronaut Ready to Take 3D Printing Into the Final Frontier (Video) By Miriam Kramer published 26 March 14
