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Old 12-10-2018, 09:04 PM
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The additional payload made possibly by kicking off Andrei Babkin contained a 3D printer (not the first though) and the "stuff" you use to print stuff with. I hope they'll be investigating and testing the "stuff" now on earth in regards to how the additional G-forces have possibly changed the particle binding in the powder structure.

The G-force during emergency crash landing was far higher than in a normal launch sequence - hence the impact on the powder is totally different. But still. I think it's well worth knowing what 1+ G does to the powder. Considering that in a longer space flight 3D printing must be the fallback measure when a part or tool fails (and neither duct tape nor epoxy can solve the issue) , it's necessary to know whether the normal launch sequence alters the binding capacity in any way.
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