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 ...

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 ...

Tiandu scientists successfully prototype lunar regolith 3D printer which uses a high-precision reflective concentrator to ...

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.

The NASA-funded system can form building materials with no outside intervention, which could lead to 3D printing in space.

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 ...

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.

Learn more about the 3D space printer that could help make space missions safer and open the doors for more in-space manufacturing. ... “They have tightly limited mass and volumes and can shake ...

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 ...

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.