3D printing isn’t only about creating trinkets and toys — it can also help send humans into space. In a watershed move, NASA has successfully tested a rocket part created via 3D printer, a move that ...

NASA is offering $1.1 million in prize money in Phase 2 of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge for new ways to build houses where future space explorers can live and work. The three-part competition asks ...

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 ...

The Space Coast recently became host to Habitat for Humanity’s first 3-D printed affordable homes in Central Florida. The “wall raising” event took place in the City of Melbourne, thanks to a ...

The four-person volunteer crew of a NASA mission to simulate a Mars environment have emerged after more than a year in isolation. Ross Brockwell, Anca Selariu, Nathan Jones, and Kelly Haston became ...

The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) is intended to give NASA and prospective astronauts an idea of what it will be like to live on the surface of Mars. Our team tests, rates, ...

An experiment that could’ve gone terribly wrong proved a rousing success — NASA engineers have successfully completed a hot-fire test using a rocket outfitted with 3D-printed parts at the Agency’s ...

3D printing is becoming a larger and larger part of industrial production with each passing day here on Earth — so it was only a matter of time before it made its way into outer space. Lockheed Martin ...