Today, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) has announced a new program to advance “Tipping Point” technologies that will bring on a new era of space exploration and commercial endeavors. And, while all 22 of the partnerships the space agency has partnered with 22 U.S. companies to drive the creation of new space technologies, one of the most exciting might be the project proposal from Made In Space. The Archinaut project will see Made In Space work with Northrop Grumman and Oceaneering Space Systems to create the first system for 3D printing and assembling large structures in space, without direct, manual intervention on the part of an astronaut.…
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