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Innovating in 3D printing at Washington State University
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It's significant because researchers say they can't carry everything out to space, and if they forget a tool on a mission they can't come back to get it.
Researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have found a way to 3D-print tools and rocket parts using Martian regolith mixed with a titanium alloy.
The new robust and high-performance material is to be used in a 3D-printing process that could one day be employed on the red planet to make tools or rocket parts.
Simulated Mars dust and titanium alloy combine to make a 3D printed material that could one day become tools or rocket parts on Mars.