3D Printing at NASA

12 responses to “3D Printing at NASA”

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   jurvetson

   Mar 7, 2013 at 6:17 am

   Love & Rockets
   
   

   And then a visit to a satellite startup from overseas
   

   and the MoonExpress lobby: "Please Visitors from All Worlds Must Sign In"
   

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   msamaclean ©

   Mar 7, 2013 at 6:43 am

   Well, the cufflinks are very fine.

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3. 

   airbornestefan

   Mar 7, 2013 at 6:43 am

   would microgravity affect the printing in an adverse way?

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4. 

   scleroplex

   Mar 7, 2013 at 7:51 am

   the cufflinks are the best of all 🙂

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5. 

   Kerlund74

   Mar 7, 2013 at 1:08 pm

   Cool to see this stuf:-)

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6. 

   js.brain

   Mar 7, 2013 at 3:11 pm

   3D printing is in right now!
   But the cufflinks look amazing…Love & Rocket!!

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7. 

   Lars Plougmann

   Mar 7, 2013 at 3:45 pm

   Love the Klein bottle

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8. 

   seatonsnet

   Mar 7, 2013 at 6:18 pm

   Do you think that security issues (homemade assault rifle banana clips etc.) may put restrictions on 3D printing?

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9. 

   voxel123

   Mar 8, 2013 at 1:05 am

   hi,
   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/93827637@N02/] it depends on the method in use. with resin or powder being hardened layer by layer: most definitely.

   btw: let’s hope the warp nacelles of the NCC-1701-B will be ready by tuesday.

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    seatonsnet

    Mar 8, 2013 at 7:17 am

    3D printing is a very exciting development and another body blow to the "gatekeeper" function. The problem seems to me that with every blow the gatekeeper receives, we get more surveillance cameras, more drones, more phone taps etc. Finally I wonder whether we are really freer or only imagine we are.

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11. 

    PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE

    Mar 11, 2013 at 3:01 am

    And just announced at SXSW :

    
    Open-Sourcing Outer Space: 3-D Printing Meets Rocket Science (wired)

    "Sure, a 3-D printed car is cool, but it doesn’t go to space. And there’s probably a good reason for that, but now a competition is aiming to launch the newest manufacturing fad into the final frontier by challenging people to design 3-D printed rocket engines.

    As in many other fields, 3-D printing is the latest DIY obsession in space, with people looking to print everything from moon bases to astronaut meals. The 3D Rocket Engine Design Challenge asks competitors to envision an engine capable of sending a small payload, like a 10-kg nanosat, into orbit. Designers will work in an online environment called Sunglass and can collaborate with others around the world. The plan is to print the projects in a stainless steel 3-D printer, and the top three designs will share $10,000 in prizes. The competition will officially open at SXSW on Mar. 9.

    The sponsors behind the 3-D rocket engine challenge, Sunglass and a company called DIYRockets, hope to spur innovative ideas for space travel and bring down manufacturing costs. Whether the contest will actually produce something or is just another buzzword-filled presentation at SXSW remains to be seen…."

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    sbove

    Mar 11, 2013 at 3:27 am

    Will this increase or decrease landfills? 😉

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