the 3d printing bit? everything i've seen from the days of yore is either casting or sintering to obtain the stock. side note - looks like congress is trying to push the manned space program back to the moon rathern than an asteroid. this makes alot of sense considering how much time we've spent studying the moon and making detailed plans like these. let's run some lunar regolith simulant through that inductive heater of yours Jun 19, 2013 12:04:25 PM, di.franco(a)aya.yale.edu wrote: ​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(a)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(a)gmail.com wrote: 3-D Printers in Space. Cool. >-steve >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: >NASA News Services nasa_subscriptions(a)service.govdelivery.comDate: Fri, May 31, 2013 at 9:21 PM >Subject: Another American High Frontier First: 3-D Manufacturing in Space You are subscribed to Space Station News for NASA.  This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Another American High Frontier First: 3-D Manufacturing in Space 05/31/2013 12:00 AM EDT In preparation for a future where parts and tools can be printed on demand in space, NASA and Made in Space Inc. of Mountain View, Calif., have joined to launch equipment for the first 3-D microgravity printing experiment to the International Space Station. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscriptions. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate notices.    Questions? Contact Us STAY CONNECTED:          SUBSCRIBER SERVICES: >Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help This message has been sent by NASA Headquarters · Washington, DC 20546 >_______________________________________________ >sudo-discuss mailing list >sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss