NASA Seeks In-Space Manufacturing Ideas

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps configures the Metal 3D Printer to produce experimental samples from stainless steel. NASA
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps using a 3D printer on the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA
NASA is reaching out to industry for ideas on in-space manufacturing (ISM) that could support future missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon, Mars and beyond. “[ISM] is essential for NASA’s sustained presence in space,” the agency said Dec. 10 as it appealed to companies for ideas. Responses are...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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