<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Nasa Using 3d Printers]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/2116/nasa-using-3d-printers/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:59:23 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Nasa Using 3d Printers]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/20334/#p20334 and planning on sending them for future space missions http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130417- … ation.html

Sumi Das visits one of NASA's newly open workshops at Ames Research Center: Space shop. "Space shop is our attempt to take the best practices and lessons learn from what we call the maker community. Trying to take that spirit of entrepreneurship and bringing to NASA." says Dave Korsmeyer, the director of engineering at NASA Ames. Filled with state of the art equipment, such as 3D printers, laser cutters for sheet metal and wood, drill presses and band, you might think it is kind of makerspace or machine shop in high school

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