We just got closer to self-sufficiency in space with the installation of a 3D printer aboard the International Space Station. The Zero-G is the first 3D printer built for zero gravity. It was designed by Bay Area startup Made In Space, and it arrived on the International Space Station on Sept. 22, according to Gigaom. The inability to manufacture spare parts keeps space missions dependent on resupply from Earth. Now, if a spare part on the ISS breaks, Made In Space’s team on Earth could design a new one to be re-printed by the astronauts.
The ISS now has a working 3D printer installed
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