Soon, world's first 3D-printed space camera

Come September, NASA plans to have the first 3D-printed space camera to give space exploration a new dimension.

By:IANS
| Updated on: Aug 12 2014, 15:02 IST

Come September, NASA plans to have the first 3D-printed space camera to give space exploration a new dimension.

'We are the first to attempt to build an entire instrument with 3D printing,' said Jason Budinoff, an aerospace engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland.

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Budinoff is building a 2-inch camera for a cubesat - a miniature satellite, space.com reported.

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The camera will have to pass vibration and thermal-vacuum tests next year to prove that it's capable of space travel.

Budinoff is also using 3D printing to build a 14-inch dual-channel telescope.

To build the 3D-printed instruments, first a computer-controlled laser melts down a pile of metal powder.

It then fuses the melted metal into a specific configuration determined by a 3D computer design.

The instruments are built and assembled layer by layer - like slices of bread from a loaf.

The 3D printers could reduce the overall cost of building space exploring instruments in the near future, the report added.

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First Published Date: 12 Aug, 14:57 IST
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