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September 04, 2014

3-D Printer Could Turn Space Station into 'Machine Shop'
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 04, 2014
Riddle: It's the size of a small microwave, and it may alleviate the need for NASA astronauts to wait for resupply ships to arrive at the International Space Station to get some essential items. Answer: A 3-D printer - the first ever to be flown to space. And it could change the way NASA does business aboard the space station. The 3-D Printing In Zero-G Technology Demonstration (3-D Printing In Zero-G), led out of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, provided a Small ... read more

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