New Zealand-based Mac software developer SubRosaSoft Ltd. on Friday announced the release of DesktopEarth 3D v3.0, a utility that uses a combination of satellite imagery and calculated data to ...

The same company that is 3D-printing Army barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas has now signed a $57.2 million contract with NASA to develop technologies for building landing pads, habitats, and roads on ...

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.

Pieces made from imitation moon rock on 3-D printer. (Image credit: WSU) For space scientists dreaming up a manned base on the moon, 3D printing with lunar dust looms as an attractive possibility.

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.