Originally shared by Ralph Roberts
First object 3D-printed in space aboard ISS … "The first 3D printer in space housed aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has run off its first object. The item was a faceplate embossed with “NASA and Made In Space, Inc” and is part of a NASA effort aimed at producing spare parts for long-range space flights and greatly simplifying mission logistics.
Built by Made in Space, the additive 3D printer aboard the ISS uses a relatively low-temperature plastic filament to build up objects one layer at a time, and has been modified to operate in weightlessness and meet space station safety standards. …"
more: http://www.gizmag.com/iss-first-object-3d-printed-space/34936/
