Manufacturing process · In-Space Manufacturing · Operational
Additive Manufacturing
3D-printing parts and tools in orbit, layer by layer. A 3D printer has operated aboard the ISS since 2014, printing tools and spares on demand and pointing toward a future where spacecraft parts are made in space rather than launched.
In-Space ManufacturingOperational
Highlights
- ›A 3D printer has run on the ISS since 2014
Worlds, stations & materials
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupIn-Space Manufacturing
- Associated withInternational Space Station
- Associated withSpace Construction for Habitats
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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