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Selected from the archive for the 3D Printed Parts collection — a quick, visual way into the topic before you go deeper.
The story starts back in November, when Wilmore put together the ISS's very first 3D printer , a collaboration between NASA and company Made In Space. About a month later, Wilmore noted to mission control that a socket wrench would be helpful to have. Instead of putting it on the supply, however, Made In Space mocked up a quick model on CAD on Earth and emailed the design to Wilmore, who ran the designs through the printer and assembled the 20 separate parts into the exact socket wrench he had requested. Read More .
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