​That's been roughly the plan, or a plan, since 1980, if this NASA study is to be believed.
http://www.islandone.org/MMSG/aasm/

On Jun 10, 2013 7:57 PM, "Hol Gaskill" <hol@gaskill.com> wrote:
makes alot more sense than pulling barstock around!  glad to see we're moving forward on this with an ISS demo - i think the second prospective space mining company DSI pins their whole business model on 3D printing the parts close to the ore.


Jun 1, 2013 11:53:14 AM, steveberl@gmail.com wrote:
3-D Printers in Space. Cool.
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