1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comGeorge Rule Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/ruley/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EhEwt3YEES"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/first-3d-printer-in-space-to-launch-next-year/">First 3D Printer in Space to Launch Next Year</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/first-3d-printer-in-space-to-launch-next-year/embed/#?secret=EhEwt3YEES" width="600" height="338" title="“First 3D Printer in Space to Launch Next Year” — The Escapist" data-secret="EhEwt3YEES" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Image Source: Made in Space NASA Is planning to send a 3D printer to the ISS to help astronauts manufacture spare parts and tools on demand The need for emergency repairs in space has been highlighted in 1970 by the famous Apollo 13 mission to the moon where the astronauts had to make a home made carbon dioxide filter using a plastic bag, a flight manual cover and gaffer tape. More recently, Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano nearly drowned in his suit during a space walk where water inexplicably began leaking into his helmet. Such emergencies couldn’t be fixed by a […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/605/605423.jpg