3D Printing: Saving weight and space at launch
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is regularly used on the ground to quickly produce a variety of devices.
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Lesson 3: Properties of Earth Materials
The reason earthquakes occur is because energy is absorbed, stored, and released in Earth's materials. 2. Tell students that they are going to learn about some of the basic structural properties ...
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First Metal Object 3D-Printed in Space Recovered on Earth
The first metal thingamajig ever 3D printed in space has landed on Earth, where European Space Agency (ESA) scientists are now studying it. In a press release, the ESA announced that the object ...
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3D Printing to Aid Lunar and Mars Colonization Efforts
On Earth, 3D printing can fabricate, layer by layer, thousands of things, from replacement hips to hammers to homes. These devices take raw materials, such as plastic, concrete or metal, and deposit ...