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Astronauts aboard the space station are 3D-printing human cartilage in orbit to test whether weightlessness can grow replacement tissue better than Earth can

Expedition 74 crew members aboard the International Space Station are 3D-printing viable human cartilage tissues inside the ...
Hackaday

Putting 3D Printed Screw Threads To The Test

One of the challenges with 3D printing is seeing how far designs can be pushed before they break. This includes aspects like flexible hinges and structural components, but also smaller details such as ...
SpaceRef

NASA and Virgin Orbit 3D Print, Test Rocket Combustion Chamber

At the heart of future rocket engines lifting off to the Moon or Mars could be a 3D printed combustion chamber. Multiple NASA centers partnered with Virgin Orbit to develop and test a uniquely ...
CompositesWorld

AIM3D evaluates potential of composite extrusion modeling 3D printing test with PA6GF30

AIM3D GmbH (Rostock, Germany) is a spin-off company from the University of Rostock with the aim to drastically reduce the cost of the additive manufacturing (AM) of metal parts. In cooperation with ...
Space.com

Watch NASA test a 3D-printed rocket nozzle designed for deep space (video)

NASA's RAMFIRE project is investigating the use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to design lightweight rocket hardware. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Hackaday

Tips For 3D Printing Watertight Test Tubes

[DaveMakesStuff] uses 3D printed test tubes for plants and similar purposes, and he’s shared how to make them on a 3D printer, complete with different models each optimized for different nozzle sizes.
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Relativity Space launches world's first 3D-printed rocket on historic test flight, but fails to reach orbit

Terran 1 did notch some important milestones on its first-ever launch, however. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The world's first ...