3D printing is helping to fulfill the ancient human dream of colonizing Mars. The desire of amateur astronomers, but also of NASA, Elon Musk and the European Space Agency ESA, all of whom want to establish a permanent Mars settlement by 2050, is within reach.
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In 2024, NASA plans to fly to the moon again but this requires a special surface on the lunar base. To build it, only two things are actually needed, but they are quite unusual: urine and moon dust. This blog article shows how 3D printing turns it into building blocks for a moon base.
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A new kind of plastic is now making the life of astronauts a lot easier: It allows to 3D-print tools
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Most of you surely know 3D printing. But are you also familiar with 4D printing? On our blog we already
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Conventional electronic components have some disadvantages: They add weight and have the tendency to break. While this is not a huge problem on earth, the need to bring replacement parts can add significant costs to a space mission. Dr. Lynn Rothschild from NASA is now working on a solution that uses microbes as bioink and a printer to recycle spent electronics.
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When it comes to space travel, lighter is better – provided other material attributes such as stability, heat and corrosion resistance remain the same. RUAG, a Swiss industrial concern that develops and manufactures parts for aerospace companies as well as for the space agencies ESA and NASA has 3D printed an antenna support structure for an Earth observation satellite.
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Both NASA and ESA have announced different plans to use 3D printing in space that will save time, transport costs and enhance safety on missions.
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