Welcoming the Era of In-Space Manufacturing By Mike Snyder 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.
Poll: What Will Astronauts Want the International Space Station's 3D Printer to Produce Next? By Space.com Staff The 3D printer aboard the International Space Station has created its first part, a piece of itself called an extruder plate. What will astronauts want to print out next?
NASA's Most Complex 3D-Printed Rocket Part Yet Passes Test (Video) By Kelly Dickerson 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
How NASA Is Launching 3D Printing Into Space By Tanya Lewis The newest adopter of 3D printing isn't some hobbyist in a basement — it's NASA. The agency is already building some of its customized spacecraft and instrument parts using 3D printing.
