NASA Releases 21 3D Printable Objects

[Eddie]

NASA has uploaded 3D printable designs to their website in STL format. The new 3D printable library currently includes 21 different objects in STL format. They include asteroids, moon surfaces, mars surfaces and craters, space craft and more. Several of the available files don't appear to be prepared very well for 3D printing due to their small detailed pieces. Other objects have been cut in half by NASA to make them easier to print. Read more about this, and see some photos at http://3dprint.com/10099/nasa-3d-printable-models/

[PhotoSteve]

The Rover is missing

[Mjolinor]

The Rover is missing

The name (Rover) implies that they do that. There will be a bitch in heat somewhere.

[Brian_Krassenstein]

NASA calls the International Space Station a "one-of-a-kind laboratory for demonstrating additive manufacturing in the microgravity environment,” and the ground crew in Alabama just took delivery of the first items made in that "advanced machine shop." The project created 21 different items from 14 different design files including the wrench and some calibration coupons. The entire first run was boxed up for delivery to Earth on the SpaceX Dragon in February. These initial objects are now set to undergo testing such as structured light scanning to compare the part made in space with the original CAD model. The parts will be examined for durability, strength, and structure, as well as checked with an electron microscope. You can read the whole story here: http://3dprint.com/56664/nasa-unboxes-space-3d-prints/


Below is a photo of the unboxing process from NASA:

[curious aardvark]

Quincy Bean

Now that's a funy name - cool job though :-)

What i'd actually like to know are: what material and settings did they print the stuff at.
I printed one of those wrenches, but would like to print one with the same settings and material they actually used. Just to see how strong theirs was.
Mine was just to give to my space mad mate.