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- Ariane 6 launches: Replicator – 3D printing in open space
ESA profiles Orbital Matter's Replicator mission ahead of the Ariane 6 maiden flight. A 3U CubeSat will attempt to print a 50 cm polymer beam at 580 km altitude — the first additive manufacturing demonstration in open space outside the ISS.
Orbital Matter Launches Replicator 3D Printer on Ariane 6 Maiden Flight
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