NASA is sending a 3-D printer to the International Space Station in hopes that astronauts will be able to one day fix their spacecraft by cranking out spare parts on the spot. SpaceX is making the supply run for NASA, the same California company that just won a huge contract to deliver U.S.
Astronauts Getting 3-d Printer For Space Station
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business
Fri, 09/19/2014 - 1:40pm
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