First 3-D Printer Object Printed Aboard ISS (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

First 3-D Printer Object Printed Aboard ISS

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The first 3-D printer ever tested in orbit, now operating aboard the International Space Station, may help to manufacture parts quickly and cheaply in space.

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