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August 15, 2013

Space station astronauts to be provided with 3-D printer to make parts
Hunstville, Ala. (UPI) Aug 15, 2013
NASA says it will send a 3-D printer to the International Space Station to allow astronauts to print parts on demand, saving time and energy. "As you might imagine on Space Station, whatever they have available on orbit is what they have to use," project leader Niki Werkheiser said. "And just like on the ground, you have parts that break or get lost." Blueprints can be preloaded onto the 3-D printing hardware, and new files can be uploaded from the ground as well, NASA said. Space ... read more

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