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February 07, 2014

NASA Boards the 3-D-Manufacturing Train
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Feb 07, 2014
Given NASA's unique needs for highly custom�ized spacecraft and instrument components, additive manufacturing, or "3-D printing," offers a compelling alternative to more traditional manufacturing approaches. "We're not driving the additive manufacturing train, industry is," said Ted Swanson, the assistant chief for technology for the Mechanical Systems Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Swanson is the center's point-of-contact for additive manufacturing. "But NASA has ... read more

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