Through a private-public partnership with NASA, Made In Space, Inc. will demonstrate the ability of a small spacecraft, called Archinaut One, to manufacture and assemble spacecraft components in low-Earth orbit. Archinaut One is expected to launch on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from New Zealand no earlier than 2022. Once it’s positioned in low-Earth orbit, the spacecraft will 3D-print two beams that extend 32 feet (10 meters) out from each side of the spacecraft. As manufacturing progresses, each beam will unfurl two solar arrays that generate up to five times more power than traditional solar panels on spacecraft of similar size.
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NASA backs 3D printing in space

NASA has awarded a $73.7 million contract to Made In Space, Inc. to manufacture and assemble spacecraft components in low-Earth orbit.

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This illustration shows NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft-lander approaching a site on Saturn’s exotic moon, Titan. Taking advantage of Titan’s dense atmosphere and low gravity, Dragonfly will explore dozens of locations across the icy world, sampling and measuring the compositions of Titan's organic surface materials to characterize the habitability of Titan’s environment and investigate the progression of prebiotic chemistry.
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A rendering of a NanoSail D satellite with a solar sail.
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The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Demonstration and Science Experiments, or DSX, spacecraft in the final preparation stages before shipment to Cape Canaveral, Fla. for launch on a Space X Falcon Heavy Rocket.
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A render of Boeing's Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) spacecraft.
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Raspberry Pi SBC
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The French Armée de l'Air started off the Paris Air Show Monday morning.
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