The 3D printer, which is scheduled to launch toward the orbiting lab Sept. 19 aboard SpaceX's unmanned Dragon cargo capsule, could help lay the foundation for broader in-space manufacturing ...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce a variety of devices. Adapting this process for space could let crew members create tools and ...

This undated shows a researcher demonstrating the lunar 3D printing process at the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in ...

Relativity Space’s first launch should definitely be counted as a success, as the company proved that its 3D-printed rocket body can withstand the extreme forces at play during that crucial ...

Relativity Space postponed its first 3D printer-made rocket from the space station on Wednesday. ... The launch system automatically aborted during countdown with about 70 seconds to go twice.

3D printers were first used in orbit in 2014, which allowed the astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) to print plastic parts and tools as required.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The practice of using additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is become more common in aerospace. Soon, Relativity Space will make a large leap forward in the industry by ...

However, what works well here on Earth is often less robust in the vacuum of space, and 3D printing has never been done outside of the pressurized modules of the ISS. The filaments in conventional 3D ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut from Florida’s Space Coast on Wednesday, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into ...

The first metal 3D printer aboard the International Space Station successfully dribbled out a molten “S curve” last Thursday, in what the European Space Agency (ESA) is calling a “giant leap ...

Relativity Space will launch the world's first 3D-printed rocket ship from Cape Canaveral, Florida today. It's the largest metal object that has ever been 3D printed, those behind its creation say.

The first 3D printer ever to fly in space will blast off this month, and NASA has high hopes for the innovative device's test runs on the International Space Station.