NASA's human-supporting rover for the Desert Research and Technology Studies program which roams the Arizona desert uses 3D printed FDM parts.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, so did an urgent need for large supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare providers and nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 testing. Supply chain disruptions immediately followed, due to complicated supply chains with overwhelmed suppliers and difficult-to-source components. A reliance on a few vendors, instead of multiple supplier sources, and enormous product demand made it difficult for health care providers to secure inventory and layered on additional challenges.
The German Aerospace Center designed a 3D printed device called the TransRoPorter to support space exploration and the study of Mars.
Learn how a new 3D printing material in an ESD compliant polymer with higher thermal capability enabled Lockheed Martin Space 3D to print parts for the Orion.
