First 3D printer for ‘made in space’ developed in Shanghai(1/4)

Wang Lianfeng, senior engineer at Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology operates an aerospace 3D printer on Dec 7, 2014. The academy has successfully developed a multi-laser metal 3D printer. In the future, astronauts can print all items with just one 3D printer in space. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)