The Russian-made 3D space printing prototype is powerful and the first space printing robot

It is convenient for Russian-made space-printed prototypes to be sent to the International Space Station for testing in 2018 to manufacture parts. At present, when various equipment and devices are used in the International Space Station, they need to be regularly supplemented and replaced with parts, such as nuts, cable fasteners, and protective covers for instrument sockets. According to the news of Xinhua News Agency on November 11, space 3D printing is being favored by various aerospace powers. After the United States sent 3D printers to the International Space Station, Russian researchers also announced that they had made the country's first space 3D printer prototype. After further improvement, it will be sent to the International Space Station for testing in 2018. The above-mentioned 3D printing prototype was jointly developed by four units including the Institute of High-Tech Physics of Tomsk Polytechnic University in Siberia. Kolubayev, deputy director of the institute, said that when various equipment and devices are currently used in the International Space Station, they need to be regularly supplemented and replaced with parts, such as nuts, cable fasteners, and protection of instrument sockets. cover etc. They need to be transported from Earth by cargo ships, which are too expensive to transport. It would be much more convenient if these parts could be manufactured on-demand on the space station using an in-space 3D printer. Kolubayev said that this process is not complicated. When astronauts communicate with the ground, they can receive a digital three-dimensional model of a certain component, input the model into post-processing software, and generate cross-sectional data of the desired product. and print control code, the 'print' operation can be performed. Russian experts believe that future space 3D printers must have the ability to produce various tools, parts and daily necessities on a small scale in order to become standard equipment for manned missions to the moon and Mars in this century.