Space Copy
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Edmontonian developing 3D printer that could be 'manufacturing plant of the moon'
Madison Feehan, CEO and founder of Space Copy, said she realized that 3D printing could substantially reduce the significant cost and logistic hurdles of sending astronauts back to the moon during her five years as a contract worker for NASA.
Space Copy is developing what we call in situ logistics and additive manufacturing technology. Now, that is a bunch of fancy words for 3D printing, and essentially, it is a materials processing and 3D printing device all in one. Consider it the manufacturing plant of the moon. Essentially, what we’re doing is we’re taking materials like lunar soil and we are breaking it down into a fine powder. Then, we are using that powder to 3D print different kinds of infrastructure, ranging from astronaut habitats to repair parts and tools to repair rovers and anything that you could think of when it comes to living in space long term.