Made In Space CEO Andrew Rush and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discussed their vision for manufacturing satellites, antennas, solar arrays and other space systems in orbit using 3D printers during a tour of the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., SpaceNews reported Wednesday.
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Nano Dimension has been chosen to supply U.S. military services with three-dimensional printing systems designed to facilitate electronics prototyping and manufacturing processes. The company said Monday it sold DragonFly Pro 3D Printers to the country’s armed forces via two sales transactions after receiving a “U.S. Government Certified Vendor” designation. TriMech Solutions and Fathom helped Nano Dimension …
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Lockheed Martin has provided a $1 million grant to the Metropolitan State University of Denver to fund the construction of an additive manufacturing laboratory that will support the production of aerospace components. The company said Thursday the Lockheed Martin Additive Manufacturing Laboratory will give MSU Denver students access to a three-dimensional printer. Lockheed said …
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NASA has awarded a total of $100,000 to the two top scorers under the printing stage of the space agency’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Teams from Foster + Partners and the University of Alaska received $85,930 and $14,070, respectively, for gaining the highest points among seven participants of the level 1 compression test competition, NASA said …
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Orbital ATK and NASA are set to launch a company-built Cygnus spacecraft on Tuesday to transport approximately 7,900 pounds of science experiments and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The cargo spaceship, nicknamed S.S. Rick Husband, is scheduled to take off Tuesday at 11 p.m. Eastern Time aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape …
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Northrop Grumman and Oceaneering Space Systems will collaborate to build a second three-dimensional printer for Silicon Valley startup firm Made in Space, to launch into orbit under a $20 million NASA contract, Space News reported Tuesday. Debra Werner writes the team will install the 3D printer built with a robotic arm in an external …
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Lockheed Martin will purchase commercial three-dimensional printers from Vader Systems worth up to $400,000 each, Buffalo Business First reported Tuesday. Dan Miner writes Lockheed will also give feedback on the 3-D printer’s performance as a development customer of Vader Systems. Scott Vader, president of Vader Systems, told the publication the company intends to …
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NASA launched a SpaceX cargo ship on Sunday to deliver approximately 5,000 pounds of science experiments, technology and crew supplies to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon capsule launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 1:52 a.m. Eastern Time, NASA said …
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