NASA Teams up with Austin-Based 3D Printing Company

NASA teams up with Austin-based 3D printing company

AUSTIN (KXAN) — NASA partnered with Austin 3D printing company ICON to build habitats and infrastructure that could help future explorers of the moon and Mars. NASA said the Moon to Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technology (MMPACT) project explores applications of large-scale, robotic 3D printing technology for construction on other planets. “It sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but demonstrations using simulated lunar and Marti…

Japanese space agency awards GITAI contract to develop unique robotic arm

GITAI, a US-headquartered space robotics company, says its Japanese subsidiary, GITAI Japan, has been awarded a contract by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to conduct a concept study for a unique robotic arm system intended for use on a pressurized crewed lunar rover. (See video below.) This rover is part of Japan’s contribution to […]