XCRAFT – "NEW THEIA SPACE STATION" [roleplay] w/Chrisandthemike & CarFlo – Video


XCRAFT - "NEW THEIA SPACE STATION" [roleplay] w/Chrisandthemike CarFlo
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Space Station Partners Discuss Year-Long Mission During Paris News Conference – Video


Space Station Partners Discuss Year-Long Mission During Paris News Conference
NASA and its International Space Station partners held a news conference in Paris on Dec. 18, to discuss the upcoming one-year expedition on the Station. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will launch...

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International Space Station Crew Members Discuss Living in Space During the Holidays with the Media – Video


International Space Station Crew Members Discuss Living in Space During the Holidays with the Media
Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 42 Commander Barry Wilmore and Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA discussed the progress of their mission and life away from Earth during...

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NASA prints 3D wrench in space

By Sarah LeTrent, CNN

updated 5:29 PM EST, Fri December 19, 2014 |

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

(CNN) -- Bringing supplies to astronauts on the International Space Station can be a little screwy, leaving astronauts waiting for the next costly and risky resupply mission.

This week, thanks to 3-D printing, astronaut and ISS commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore had a wrench he needed manufactured by a printer in just four hours.

The ratcheting socket wrench was the first "uplink tool" printed in space, according to Grant Lowery, marketing and communications manager for Made In Space, which built the printer in partnership with NASA. The tool was designed on the ground, emailed to the space station and then manufactured.

From start to finish, the process took less than a week.

Made in Space's 3-D printer is the first to operate in zero gravity, and printed its first object in orbit -- a part for the printer, ironically -- in November.

"This means that we could go from having a part designed on the ground to printed in orbit within an hour to two from start to finish," Niki Werkheiser, NASA's 3-D print manager, said in a press release when the printer was sent to the ISS in September. "The on-demand capability can revolutionize the constrained supply chain model we are limited to today and will be critical for exploration missions."

The goal for the project is to create in-space manufacturing, especially as missions venture farther from Earth.

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Joy to the World! Space Station Crew Sends Christmas Cheer

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Terry Virts got into the Christmas spirit by sending holiday greetings from space to the rest of us here on Earth. From their perch aboard the International Space Station some 220 miles (250 kilometers) above Earth's surface, Wilmore and Virts beamed down a Christmas video greeting to the world.

"This is definitely going to be a Christmas that we'll remember, getting a chance to see the beautiful Earth, and I hope that for you also it will be a memorable Christmas this year," Virts said in the video that NASA uploaded to YouTube. Wilmore has been aboard the space station since late September and will return to Earth in March. Virts arrived at the station in late November and will stay until mid-May.

James Eng

First published December 22 2014, 3:42 PM

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Space station commander is 'emailed' a much-needed spanner

A NASA COMMANDER on the International Space Station has been emailed a spanner just in time for Christmas.

Christmas probably has very little to do with the spanner - although we suspect that the space station's inhabitants are in a good position to see Santa coming - but 3D printing and progress do.

A post on the Medium.com website said that Made in Space, a 3D printing company with ties to NASA and hardware already on the ISS station, sent directions for the spanner to an onboard 3D printer.

"We had overheard ISS commander Barry Wilmore mention over the radio that he needed one, so we designed one in CAD and sent it up to him faster than a rocket ever could have. This is the first time we've ever emailed' hardware to space," wrote Mike Chen, founder of Made in Space.

"On the ISS this type of technology translates to lower costs for experiments, faster design iteration, and a safer, better experience for the crew members, who can use it to replace broken parts or create new tools on demand.

"But what I'm really excited about is the impact this could have on human space exploration beyond Earth orbit."

Chen, like Elon Musk, sees space exploration taking in Mars and, like the SpaceX explorer, has the red planet in his sights.

"When we do set up the first human colonies on the moon, Mars and beyond, we won't use rockets to bring along everything we need," he added. "We'll build what we need there, when we need it."

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NASA prints 3-D wrench in space

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Bringing supplies to astronauts on the International Space Station can be a little screwy, leaving astronauts waiting for the next costly and risky resupply mission.

This week, thanks to 3-D printing, astronaut and ISS commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore had a wrench he needed manufactured by a printer in just four hours.

The ratcheting socket wrench was the first "uplink tool" printed in space, according to Grant Lowery, marketing and communications manager for Made In Space, which built the printer in partnership with NASA. The tool was designed on the ground, emailed to the space station and then manufactured.

From start to finish, the process took less than a week.

Made in Space's 3-D printer is the first to operate in zero gravity, and printed its first object in orbit -- a part for the printer, ironically -- in November.

"This means that we could go from having a part designed on the ground to printed in orbit within an hour to two from start to finish," Niki Werkheiser, NASA's 3-D print manager, said in a press release when the printer was sent to the ISS in September. "The on-demand capability can revolutionize the constrained supply chain model we are limited to today and will be critical for exploration missions."

The goal for the project is to create in-space manufacturing, especially as missions venture farther from Earth.

Ultimately, Lowery said the wrench and other objects will be sent back to assess whether there are any functional differences between those samples printed in space versus those on the ground.

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Let’s Play Dead Space 2: Part 8 – Flying in 3-Dimensional Space – Video


Let #39;s Play Dead Space 2: Part 8 - Flying in 3-Dimensional Space
Oh man I #39;m sick. ----- ABOUT THE GAME: In Dead Space 2, you join Isaac Clarke, the Systems Engineer from Dead Space, as he wakes up three years after the horrific events on the USG Ishimura....

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International Space Station: Track creating and Positions in 2D and 3D using OpenWebGIS – Video


International Space Station: Track creating and Positions in 2D and 3D using OpenWebGIS
OpenWebGIS: Track and Positions (by minutes) of International Space Station in 2D and 3D from 2014-12-20T01:00:00 to 2014-12-20T20:00:00 (UTC/GMT date in a format according to ISO8601).

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Space station crew gets new ratchetover email

There may be no corner hardware store at the International Space Station, but that doesnt mean the astronauts cant get what they need.

In a first, the space station crew was able to craft a new tool in space, using their specially designedZero-G 3D printer and a design emailed from the ground.

The tool, a ratchet, was designed by Made in Space, the California company that created the 3D printer on board the orbiting space lab.

The 3D printer has been used on the space station before, but only for designs that were tested and loaded before it left Earth.

This time, the tool was designed and tested on the ground and then emailed to the printer, which spit it out in about four hours, the company said in a statement.

The ratchet was designed as one print with moveable parts without any support material, the company said.

The parts and mechanisms of the ratchet had to be enclosed to prevent pieces from floating in the microgravity environment.

A prototype was printed at a lab in California and sent to NASA for safety inspection and then the design file was sent to the orbiting printer.

The whole process took less than a week, from concept to completion, it added.

The ratchet, along with all other items printed at the space station, will eventually be returned to Earth to be compared for any differences with their counterparts printed in full gravity.

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