As if the world's first 3D-printed house wasn't enough, now architecture firm Foster + Partners has unveiled its plan to 3D print houses on the moon. Foster + Partners and the European Space ...

To figure out what exactly this 3D printer can and should build on the moon, Icon has announced a partnership with SEArch+, an architecture firm that has worked with NASA on human-centered designs ...

Austin-based ICON said Tuesday morning that it won a $57.2 million Phase III SBIR award from NASA that will bring its 3D printing technology all the way to the Moon.

NASA is preparing to 3D print lunar habitats, using advanced robotic construction and lunar soil to build structures that can withstand the Moon’s harsh environment. Instead of launching ...

3D printing also has the added benefit of working with minimal human involvement. You can just set it to print and wait for the finished product. This means it can even be operated remotely.

Microgravity 3D printing using a precious mineral abundant on the moon could help astronauts build on-demand supplies, shield themselves from UV radiation and even refine water, new study shows.

Read more: To the moon and beyond 1: What we learned from landing on the moon and why we stopped going We still need to better understand the material and its interaction with the 3D printing process, ...

Taking along a 3D printer and CAD files of the spacecraft components could be a cheap, space-saving solution. Researchers such as those as a startup called Made in Space have already begun testing ...