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3D in Space

  • February 1, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

3D printing is out of this world … literally! US astronaut Barry Wilmore installed the first 3D printer on the International Space Station in November 2014. When he needed a socket wrench a few weeks later, NASA created a computer file of the tool and beamed it up to him. (Photo: NASA)

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