3D-printed metal part aboard ISS

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Behind the scenes of the first metal part to be 3D-printed aboard the ISS

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The European Space Agency’s ( ESA ) metal 3D printer is the first to be installed on a space station.

The printer is housed in a sealed box that acts like a safe to maintain the right atmosphere inside the printer with a very low level of oxygen and to ensure onboard safety.

By mid-July , half of the first sample had been printed, marking the start of a cruise phase.

The four parts will be analysed on the ground at ESTEC , the European Astronaut Centre and the Technical University of Denmark , after return from the ISS .

“We are very pleased to have achieved a successful print, right first time!”, Lecossais concludes.

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