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3D Printing Industry · Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:00:11 +0000

NASA Successfully Tests 3D Printed Spring Mechanism in Low Earth Orbit

NASA Successfully Tests 3D Printed Spring Mechanism in Low Earth Orbit
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• A compact deployment mechanism developed at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) successfully activated aboard a commercial spacecraft on February 3, 2026, demonstrating how additive manufacturing techniques can reduce both expense and design complexity for future orbital antenna systems.  The device, designated JPL Additive Compliant Canister (JACC), extended on Proteus Space’s Mercury One satellite, with an […]
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