3D printing to help astronauts reach the moon for the first time since 1972

Posted on 25 Apr 2019 by Maddy White

NASA engineers are using 3D printing techniques to insulate delicate parts of its new deep space rocket that plans to take astronauts to the moon for the first time in almost half a century.

The Space Launch System (SLS) will be the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built. When completed, it will reportedly enable astronauts to begin their journey to explore destinations far into the solar system. As with any high value application destined for space, the rocket must be able to endure extreme conditions and temperatures when…

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