Lightweight rocket components mean more ambitious missions beyond Mars are possible. Engineers at NASA have managed to construct lighter rocket parts that don't melt using 3D printing and a novel ...

The NY Times discussed the NASA funding of Icon to send 3D printers to the moon for the construction of buildings. NASA scientists are currently working to perfect a replica of lunar concrete. In the ...

NASA has announced that it will establish two new institutes to advance technology critical to engineering and climate research. The space agency plans to develop multidisciplinary research and ...

NASA has plans to 3D print in space aboard the International Space Station next year, and now they're showing us how they'll make it happen. In this new video, NASA astronauts take us through how 3D ...

NASA is leading a project to explore the feasibility of using 3D printing processes for manufacturing rechargeable batteries on the moon and Mars. The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) has joined ...

NASA is getting serious about sending a manned mission to Mars. We may not have reached the Moon again yet, but the Artemis missions are going as planned. The next step, after reaching the Moon again, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — NASA partnered with Austin 3D printing company ICON to build habitats and infrastructure that could help future explorers of the moon and Mars. NASA said the Moon to Mars Planetary ...

In fall 2024, NASA developed and tested a 3D-printed antenna to demonstrate a low-cost capability to communicate science data to Earth. The antenna, tested in flight using an atmospheric weather ...

3D printers have, surprisingly, been in existence since the eightie recently that they’ve become affordable. And, while it’s not quite the same as having a replicator in your home, there’s a definite ...

At the level pursued by many Hackaday readers, the advent of affordable 3D printing has revolutionised prototyping, as long as the resolution of a desktop printer is adequate and the part can be made ...

New technology is a key to helping NASA advance its long-term exploration goals for the benefit of all. To support its effort, the agency announced Thursday it will create two new institutes to ...