11 SAMH. 2026
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Polish company Orbital Matter achieved a world first when their 3D printer onboard the Replicator 2 satellite printed a 30-cm boom – the first ever object manufactured in the harsh conditions of open space.
Pictured here is the 3D printer’s nozzle hard at work, printing the boom in a spiral onto a rotating platform.
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