SpaceX launches first twilight rideshare with NASA, 3D-printing missions

SpaceX early Sunday morning launched its first Twilight rideshare flight from California, launching satellites for NASA, an Internet-of-Things services company and an experiment to 3-D print a boom in ...
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Lunar mission technology supports next generation housing and robotics

NASA lunar mission technologies are enabling housing construction methods and robotic systems on Earth through technology transfer, 3D printing processes, and autonomous robotics.
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First Twilight Rideshare Mission Carries In-Space 3D Printing Test

A 3D printing experiment was launched aboard SpaceX’s first Twilight rideshare mission to test manufacturing structures ...
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NASA manufactures a 3D printed rocket part — and, no, it doesn’t melt

3D printing isn’t only about creating trinkets and toys — it can also help send humans into space. In a watershed move, NASA has successfully tested a rocket part created via 3D printer, a move that ...
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Video: NASA is Going to 3D Print in Space and This is How They'll Do it

NASA has plans to 3D print in space aboard the International Space Station next year, and now they're showing us how they'll make it happen. In this new video, NASA astronauts take us through how 3D ...
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How NASA plans to 3D print buildings on Mars

NASA believes 3D printing is the most practical way to build long-term habitats on Mars without shipping massive structures ...
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NASA teams up with Austin-based 3D printing company

AUSTIN (KXAN) — NASA partnered with Austin 3D printing company ICON to build habitats and infrastructure that could help future explorers of the moon and Mars. NASA said the Moon to Mars Planetary ...
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NASA 3D-printed antenna takes additive manufacturing to new heights

In fall 2024, NASA developed and tested a 3D-printed antenna to demonstrate a low-cost capability to communicate science data to Earth. The antenna, tested in flight using an atmospheric weather ...
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ORNL researchers 3D print moon rover wheel prototype with NASA

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A wheel made in East Tennessee marks a step forward in the potential of 3D printing for space exploration. Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaborated with NASA to 3D print a ...
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NASA successfully tests 3D-printed rocket injector, showcases viability of 3D printing

While 3D printing is still very much a niche market and hobby, the industry has slowly been making strides toward printing practical items. NASA recently test-fired 3D printed rocket parts, which not ...
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Researchers 3D Print Moon Rover Wheel Prototype With NASA

In just a few days, ORNL researchers used powder bed printing to create this lunar rover wheel based on a NASA design. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in ...