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Manufacturing Among the Stars

Miguel Hoffmann and Alaa Elwany of Texas A&M University discuss the prospect of manufacturing in orbit and beyond.
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Use of additive manufacturing (AM) has exploded since its conception over 40 years ago. With more and more eyes looking skyward, from space tourism to NASA’s return to the moon, the potential AM holds for use in orbit and beyond is notable.
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