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Space Station's Commercial 3D Printer Makes Its 1st Tool (Photos)
June 14, 2016 | ArticleThe Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF), which was installed aboard the International Space Station in late April, printed out its first tool last week — a wrench that astronauts can use to perform light maintenance work.
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How 3D Printing Will 'Rock the World' — and Space
June 10, 2016 | ArticleJohn Hornick, author of "3D Printing Will Rock the World," said 3D printing will fundamentally alter the way people manufacture things, and that includes working in space.
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NASA's Next Mars Rover May Have Flying Sidekick
June 09, 2016 | ArticleThe mini-helicopter would serve as an aerial scout and photographer for Mars 2020.
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Telescopes May Ride Giant Balloons to Better See the Stars
June 09, 2016 | ArticleTechnology under development by a 2014 NASA Innovative Advanced Concept award winner aims to put a telescope directly into space, nestled inside a balloon the size of a football field.
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Take a Look Inside the 1st Inflatable Space Room for Astronauts (Photos)
June 07, 2016 | ArticleYesterday (June 6), NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka became the first humans to enter an expandable room in space.
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SpaceX's Leaning Rocket Tower Comes Ashore (Photos)
June 07, 2016 | ArticleSpaceX's latest landed booster survived its ocean journey without toppling over and has now joined three companions in the company's reusable-rocket repository.
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Near-Perfect Free Fall in Space Sets Stage for Gravitational Wave Hunt
June 07, 2016 | ArticleA European space mission has achieved the most perfect free fall ever observed for a human-created object, demonstrating the technology needed to build a future observatory that will hunt for gravitational waves far from Earth, scientists said.
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Luxembourg Invests to Become the 'Silicon Valley of Space Resource Mining'
June 06, 2016 | ArticleThe Luxembourg government reaffirmed and strengthened its backing for a homegrown space-mining industry, saying it would invest in research, technology demonstration and in the direct purchase of equity in companies relocating to Luxembourg.
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Take the Moon Home with Incredibly Detailed Lunar Globe
June 06, 2016 | ArticleIf you want a nice view of the moon, instead of squinting into the night sky or cursing tall buildings, you could soon gaze at an expertly crafted model of the stunning celestial object. And this version is small enough sit atop your coffee table.
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Bigelow Module Opened For First Time On Space Station | Video
June 06, 2016 | VideoThe hatch to the inflatable module was opened at 4:47am EST on June 6, 2016. NASA astronaut Jeff Williams wore a mask and a headlamp for safety precautions. The temperature inside the module was a crisp 44° F, as expected.
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