Inside Varda Space’s plans to revolutionize in-space manufacturing
Source: NASA Spaceflight
Date Published: 09/24/2021
The idea of manufacturing commodities in space is not a novel concept. The International Space Station — humanity’s hub for research and development in microgravity — has hosted several research payloads which have produced Optic Fibers and even 3D printed STEM cells. These may have the potential of printing entire human organs in space, saving countless lives.
