This changes everything.

[gridlore]

One of the big hurdles to long range space exploration has been the need to bring everything you need along. That, and never knowing what you might need. We're starting to solve that. You need a tool, or a spare part? Print it.

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[seawasp]

They've been working toward that for a long time. Still a long way to go on those, but it's a step.

[capplor.livejournal.com]

See http://www.xkcd.com/924/ today

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

That's what led me to the video I finally got to post correctly. I'd heard about 3-D printing, but seeing it in action was amazing.

[rickvs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been drooling over at http://www.shapeways.com/ for a while now :>

[capplor.livejournal.com]

They were doing something like this, but only in wax & with layer ridges, about 15 years ago. I was wondering where the technology had disappeared to but it seems to have finally come back, like a rocket.