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First zero-g 3D printer is space-bound, but what will be Made In Space first? [i]The first-ever item to be 3D printed in space is being kept a well-guarded secret. The first 3D printer designed to operate in zero gravity is set to launch to the International Space Station Sunday morning (Sept. 21) on board a NASA-contracted SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft. Once installed, the machine will be put through tests to learn if additive manufacturing — better known as 3D printing — is viable in space. "Being able to make what you need on orbit when you need it is a real game changer," Niki Werkheiser, NASA's manager for 3D Printing in Zero-G, a joint project with the company Made In Space, Inc. said. "The first printer we're flying is a technology demonstration, and it's that because the station is the only platform in the universe where we can print an entire part in microgravity." But what part to print first?[/i]
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