This week we learned that NASA was sending its own 3D printer into space to support the astronauts on the International Space Station. But NASA didn’t build the printer. Instead they farmed it out to a company called Made In Space, a startup focused on making a solid, space-ready 3D printer that can survive the vast darkness of the cosmos.
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http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/14/made-in-space-makers-of-the-only-3d-printer-in-orbit-answer-some-pressing-questions-about-manufacturing-and-yoda/