Space Station Live: 3-D Printing on the Station
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Public Affairs Officer Lori Meggs interviews Niki Werkheiser, 3-D print project manager at Marshall Space Flight Center, about how the new technology may be used on the International Space Station. The printer would be the first 3-D printer in microgravity. The first printer is a demonstration test and will be installed inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox. Tools and space parts can be printed for use on the station eliminating the need to manufacture and deliver the gear for launch aboard a cargo spacecraft. Flight controllers could upload a CAD file to the space station for printing complex parts. A crew member could then assemble the newly printed parts to build tools, repair broken gear and even assemble nano-satellites. During future long-term missions beyond low-Earth orbit a crew will not have the benefit of deliveries from a resupply craft. The new 3-D printing technology could benefit a potential mission to an asteroid or Mars. Watch the full Space Station Live broadcast weekdays on NASA TV at 10 a.m. CDT. http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
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omfg the voice is killing my ears
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I wonder what they will do with failed models. What do you think?
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in space, on the station, on orbit, astronots, microgravity blah blah blah bullshit!!!!!!!
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I wonder how much money NASA managed to spend on a $300 3D printer...
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i've got a question: why can you print in space? i mean, shouldn't the molten plastic float around? or it just sticks like water to any surface?
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Are those holograms at the very beginning?
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so warframe suddenly got a bit more real.
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If your Going To mars Bring a 3-D Printer.
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Can it print reentry tiles and o ring seals before the explosions?
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2:25 1.5 hr for that cubesate case. That's faster than many commercially available 3D printers, right?
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The first thing this printer should do is to print itself.
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Surely. NASA isn't going to limit itself to some silly "only printed objects on he ISS" rule. That would be daft. Sounds like we're in agreement here.
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Also, when they save space they save fuel. A block of plastic probably takes up less space than a couple hundred petri dishes. So they can use a smaller, lighter rocket. Or put more into that rocket.
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That supposes that they're going to be printing everything. I doubt NASA or anyone will be using 3D printed objects for things that need to withstand any strong amount of force. What's more likely is that they'll print utensils, containers, components to experiments, and other less significant things.
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dont they have to carry the material anyway to space ?
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It's all about packing efficiency. Solid blocks of plastics and metals take up a lot less space than prefabbed parts. And replicators take up even less. :)
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Of course, it is almost the same..........FACTS are FACTS! She can't make the stuff up to make it sound different!
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I was wondering when they'd finally make 3D printing in space. This is a big step! One day, maybe, we'll be able to mine materials from an asteroid and directly use them to print and assemble a space station!
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