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SpaceCAL team sends 3D printer into space

July 2, 2024

Marni Ellery

On June 8, Berkeley researchers sent their 3D printing technology to space for the first time as part of the Virgin Galactic 07 mission. Their next-generation microgravity printer — dubbed SpaceCAL — spent 140 seconds in suborbital space while aboard the VSS Unity space plane.

In that short time span, it autonomously printed and post-processed a total of four test parts, including space shuttles and benchy figurines from a liquid plastic called PEGDA.

Berkeley Engineering

https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2024/07/berkeley-researchers-send-3d-print…