March 2016
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
... the molten pool, also by means of a laser. Wire Arc Processes use metal wires instead of powders for additive manufacturing of large structures, and polymers are typically processed via Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), stereo-lithography (also...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
... corrosion and microbiological damage to aluminum in the International Space Station. Key enabling technology Additive manufacturing (AM) - otherwise known as 3D printing - is the leading example, often described as the ‘third industrial revolution...
30 March 2020
Study shows astronaut urine could help build moon bases
... the bare-minimum of materials needed – everything else should be built from raw resources found on the Moon. Additive manufacturing or 3D printing as it is also known, has become big business in recent years and is arguably seen as the most viable...
23 November 2018
3D printed body parts being studied for future astronauts
... tissue and the thyroid gland of a rodent from a hydrogel-based material. Building spare body parts from additive manufacturing while far from the homely comforts of Earth is a natural step forward if humans want to be successful at establishing...
08 February 2019
New Orbex rocket revealed
...engine and associated turbo pumps are made by additive manufacturing in a single piece, the largest 3-D printed rocket engine ...in the world. SLM Solutions of Lubeck, Germany manufactures the rocket engine and its complex internal detail of cooling...
31 May 2019
Melting moon dust with lasers to use in lunar habitats
... plan that will be ready to go in a couple of decades; the scientists behind the project want to demonstrate the uses of additive manufacturing on the Moon by the end of 2021. "IRAS and LZH have been working together on the underlying process...
