Space Station Live: Setting up a Machine Shop in Space

Niki Werkheiser, NASA’s 3-D Printing Project Manager, talks with Marshall Space Flight Center’s Bill Hubscher about today’s on-orbit set-up and first test run of the International Space Station’s 3-D Printer, a technology demonstration that is the first step toward establishing an on-demand machine shop in space to manufacture spare parts, a critical technology to enable future exploration of deep space. Watch Space Station Live, weekdays at 11am eastern. http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv...