Made in Space is making headlines again. This time, they've sent a file to space to be printed. While the 3D printer on the International Space Station had already created 20 objects since November, the 21st print job was different: it was the first object created that was designed on Earth and sent up to orbit for production. The "emailed" CAD file -- sent from Made in Space to NASA to their Huntsville Operations Support Center to the ISS -- was successfully produced, and ISS Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore was able to have a new ratcheted socket wrench in hand. See more details on this impressive information transfer in the full article: http://3dprint.com/32269/made-in-space-emails-wrench/ ‎


Below is a photo (credit NASA) of the wrench that has been 3D printed on the ISS: