Kancane kancane ukuphrinta kwe-3D sekuqala ukufinyelela esikhaleni. Ngalesi sikhathi bekuyinkampani I-Thales Alenia Space ememezela ukuthi izingxenye zensimbi ezingama-79 ezenziwe ngokunyathelisa kwe-3D futhi izixhasi zeshubhu le-polymer chemical propulsion tube ezingekho ngaphansi kwama-350, konke okwenziwe ezikhungweni zayo, sezivele zathunyelwa esikhaleni.
Uma kwenzeka ungazi, akutshele lokho I-Thales Alenia Space iyinkampani ekhethekile ekwakhiweni nasekwenziweni kweziphuphutheki zokuxhumana, yingakho inkampani yazi kahle kakhulu njengamanje ubuningi bezingxenye eziphrintiwe, kusukela ngo-2015 ukufakwa kwe-antenna yokuqala okwenziwa ukuphrinta kwe-3D kwafakwa kwi-Turkmenalem satellite Monacosat, zingaki izingcezu vele uzungeze uMhlaba.
IThales Alenia Space ibala inani eliphelele lezingxenye eziphrintiwe ze-3D asebezifakile ku-orbit.
Njengoba kuphawuliwe UFlorence Montredon, INhloko Yezokuthuthukiswa Kwezobuchwepheshe Bokukhiqiza eThales Alenia Space:
Imizamo yethu igxile ekuhlanganisweni kwemisebenzi eminingi kucezu olufanayo, njengokuvama komshini, ukushisa noma umsakazo. Njengamanje inselelo ilele kunqubo yokwakhiwa nakumasu wokukhiqiza ngokwawo.
Njengokugcina, akutshele ukuthi, njengoba kuchaziwe ngabaphathi benkampani ekhethekile ekwakhiweni nasekwenziweni kweziphuphutheki zokuxhumana, ukusetshenziswa kokuphrinta kwe-3D akuyona into edalwa yimfashini, kepha kunalokho ubuchwepheshe bumele inzuzo yangempela kuyo yonke imikhiqizo yasemkhathini.
Isibonelo esicacile salokhu okungenhla ukuthi, ngenxa yokuphrinta kwe-3D, izakhiwo eziyinkimbinkimbi entweni eyodwa zingakhiwa futhi zenziwe, into kuze kube manje ibingenakwenzeka ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokukhiqiza zendabuko. Akumangalisi ukuthi konke lokhu kubangela hhayi okukodwa kuphela isakhiwo esiqinile ngokwengeziwe, kodwa futhi ilula kakhulu, into ebalulekile embonini lapho igramu ngayinye ibiza imali eningi ukuyifaka esikhaleni.