"Organizations like NASA and the European Space Agency have developed such ambitious additive manufacturing plans as 3D-printed space food, laser sintered moon bases, and printer-mounted robospiders, but will the technology actually work in space? In preparation for sending a 3D printer to the International Space Station next year, space construction agency Made in Space has conducted a critical microgravity trial at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas and they’ve determined the answer to be a resounding “yes!”"
Source article: http://3dprintingindustry.com/2013/06/25/success-zero-g-tests-passed-to-send-first-3d-printer-to-space/
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