by The Curious Technologist | Dec 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
designersofthings: NASA Emails a Wrench To Space What happens when you are far out in space and find yourself in need of a wrench? Well if you have a 3D printer aboard the station you’ll just need NASA to email you one. This is exactly what happened late last week...
by The Curious Technologist | Sep 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
txchnologist: NASA Tests 3-D Printed Engine Components 3-D printing isn’t just for toys and plastic models of your head. Witness a hot fire of NASA’s newest design for rocket engine injectors, 3-D printed to up performance in a way that traditional manufacturing of...
by The Curious Technologist | Jul 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
With 3D printing in space, an email and a few hours can do what once took years “Though single payloads take years just to be launch-ready, Made in Space proposes a radically different turnaround time which founders say is the printer’s biggest advantage. “With...
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
popmech: This is NASA’s design for a faster-than-light ship Kinda chunky.