3D- Print Tools on Mars would be made by Astronauts

Space

September 20, 2022 By Aazam

[{"selector":"#anim-a9821938-7107-4df1-a523-b79d101cf74d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4e89a202-7de0-4ad1-a284-e8f7c295181a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 218.59404%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad94b82b-625c-4dff-b07e-0216032d720d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The breakthrough means that future missions will be able to print essentials for repairs such as spare parts for rockets

[{"selector":"#anim-d4165879-ca03-4d69-92da-70e1f4ccc65a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-712b4929-f0ac-465e-9f6d-7e3352fc1e03","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 297.53075%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a68755af-4224-4145-9f3d-bd74e7e39a95 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-58.26171838831389%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] It costs $ 54000 to put just one kilogram of material into the earth orbit

[{"selector":"#anim-366776a1-c1f0-468a-a166-576b708ed4be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cec72c3e-245c-4859-b481-59aaa122cefe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 174.16443%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5d818e84-ec15-4b14-90b9-fc7308e06049 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.874999829338595%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] researchers at Washington State University in the US believe 3D-printing is the burgeoning field that could be the answer to make space travel cheaper and easier

[{"selector":"#anim-3fb205d3-3c81-4dea-a5f7-0fea3977a296","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-62617c95-dfee-4750-a8ae-a338580e04f5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 143.77332%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-800658da-f1f9-441f-804f-088ed1c98efb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(65.93508691919021%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The team discovered small amounts of simulated crushed Martian rock, mixed with titanium alloy, making a strong, high-performance material that could be used to make tools and rocket parts on the red planet

[{"selector":"#anim-d416f32f-be96-4318-b186-92237fc26bb6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6c655fa-5719-4d49-9ee1-c020d06a2ec9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 123.82786%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8042f24-ed07-4eb0-ae88-d6c1780a0414 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(54.65493257008419%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] They made tools using between 5% and 100% Martian regolith, a black powdery substance intended to imitate the rocky, inorganic material on Mars’ surface that could be collected by a robotic arm or rover

[{"selector":"#anim-db2ea9f5-11cb-4b78-ac24-53a6de3e5d83","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9bb5f52c-fa97-40f2-bb43-e970e92cc110","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 297.53075%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c9eb85a-8246-4526-ba8b-63ad0e3a112a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(46.86718724197013%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] A high-powered laser shot through the materials to get them up to 2,000 degrees Celsius

[{"selector":"#anim-b4390def-fe8e-46fa-87c8-ed9b5aac49e2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-074d3838-dea4-4ce3-be21-f5741cbcfa77","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 218.59404%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fbffab3c-28e6-43a9-a193-7e3d946f4e25 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(45.631346683625296%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The melted mixture flowed into a moving platform where researchers could create it into varying sizes and shapes