First laser-powered metal 3D printer for International Space Station

Cranfield University worked with an international team including Airbus and the ESA to develop the printer, which launched to the ISS on January 30 (Image: Cranfield University)

A laser-powered 3D metal printer the size of a washing machine has been delivered to the International Space Station (ISS), allowing astronauts to perform metal additive manufacturing (AM) in orbit for the first time.

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