The 3D printing space race is heating up, both in space and back here on Earth. The US has sent a 3D printer to the International Space Station, with Europe and China proposing similar plans, but, space agencies across the globe are also working to improve their manufacturing equipment Earthside. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is already applying advanced 3D printing technology to develop multimaterial metallic components and, today, Trinity College Dublin has just received a big fat check from the European Space Agency to do the same with a new additive manufacturing process. …
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