The accomplishment "paves the way for long-distance and long-duration missions where creating spare parts, construction components, and tools on demand will be essential." When you purchase through ...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce a variety of devices. Adapting this process for space could let crew members create tools and ...

3D printing is revolutionizing rocket science by enabling on-demand space launches and advancing technological capabilities. Companies like Agnikul, which operates in India, are at the forefront of ...

Scientists with the University of California, Berkeley, have carried out successful tests of a next-gen microgravity 3D printer called SpaceCAL. The tests were carried out as part of the Virgin ...

Researchers at a Scottish university have taken one small step toward a future where orbital factories can 3D print future tech on-demand in space. Dr. Gilles Bailet, from the University of Glasgow’s ...

3D printing could make many of the components for future structures on Mars. 3000ad/iStock via Getty Images Plus Throughout history, when pioneers set out across uncharted territory to settle in ...