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PlanetTech News interviews Made In Space:
Posted in Interviews on 10th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Made In Space have just sent a Zero-G 3D printer to the International Space Station. The sky is no longer the limit for 3D printing.
The Space Station Is Getting A UPS-Style Shipping Service
Posted in Science on 17th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
A new vehicle design could enable same-day shipping from the ISS to Earth, making science experiements in microgravity cheaper and easier.
Secret space plane finally lands after 663 days in space
Posted in Hardware on 13th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
The US Air Force is preparing to land X-37B, a kind of robotic space plane that has spent a record 665 consecutive days in space.
The Quest to Build an Elevator to Space
Posted in Hardware on 5th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller
It's a risky but well-considered plan to create a workable transit system between the ground and a set point outside the Earth's atmosphere.
3D printer to launch to the International Space Station
Posted in Hardware on 19th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller
The Zero-G is the first 3D printer designed to operate in zero gravity and that it has carried out over 30,000 hours of testing, including 400 microgravity parabola flights.