jsc2024e005970

A preflight image for Metal 3D printer shows one of the specimens after printing on the ground. The specimen was made from stainless steel at the ESA (European Space Agency) materials laboratory. Metal 3D printer evaluates in-space additive manufacturing for potential use in maintenance and long-duration missions to the Moon or Mars. Image courtesy of ESA/Airbus.

jsc2024e005970 (3/21/2023) --- A preflight image for Metal 3D printer shows one of the specimens after printing on the ground. The specimen was made from stainless steel at the ESA (European Space Agency) materials laboratory. Metal 3D printer evaluates in-space additive manufacturing for potential use in maintenance and long-duration missions to the Moon or Mars. Image courtesy of ESA/Airbus.

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