Kade sazi intshisekelo onayo NASA ekwenzeni ukuphrinta kwe-3D kusebenze esikhaleni. Unalokhu engqondweni, kulula kakhulu ukwazi ukuthi kungani ukuthuthukiswa kwe- I-Refabricator, uhlelo olusha lokusebenzisa kabusha olwenziwe yi-United States Space Agency olwenziwe yinhlangano ye Ama-Tethers Unlimited Inc. engasetshenziselwa ukuthola noma yiluphi uhlobo lwento yepulasitiki ukuthi ibe yinto yokuphrinta kwe-3D esikhaleni.
Ngokuyisisekelo nangokubanzi, okufeziwe ngeRefabricator ukuthi noma yiluphi uhlobo lwento eyenziwe ngepulasitiki lungaguqulwa lube yizinto zepulasitiki ku izinto zepulasitiki ezingavuthiwe ezihambisana nohlelo lwe-3D lokuphrinta olusetshenziswa namuhla, isibonelo, kwi-International Space Station.
I-NASA izoletha uRefabricator eSiteshini Sasemkhathini Samazwe Ngamazwe ngekota yesibili yonyaka wezi-2018
Ngokwamazwi ka UNiki Werkheiser, umphathi we-In-Space Production manje eMarshall Space Flight Center yeNASA:
Ngeke kwenzeke ukuthunyelwa kwezingxenye zokungcebeleka noma amathuluzi wayo yonke into esemkhathini, futhi ukuphinda uthole amandla okuvela eMhlabeni kubiza kakhulu futhi kuyisikhathi esinqabayo. I-Refabricator izoba ngukhiye ekuboniseni imodeli yokusimama yokugcinwa kwempahla: ukukhiqiza, ukusebenzisa kabusha nokusetshenziswa kabusha kwezingxenye zokungcola nezinto zokwakha.
Ngokusobala kusukela I-NASA ilindele ukuthi uhlelo olusha lwe-Refabricator luzothunyelwa e-International Space Station ngo-Ephreli 2018 ukusebenza ngokubambisana nephrinta eyenziwe ngabachwepheshe be-Made in Space asebesemkhathini. Ukuba wusizo kwale ndlela entsha kuzokwenza ukuthi kukwazi ukwenziwa izingxenye ezinjengamathuluzi nokunye okuningi.
para URob Hoyt, Isikhulu samanje seTethers Unlimited Inc:
Idemo ye-Refabricator iyisinyathelo esithuthukisiwe esiya kumbono wethu wokuqalisa uhlelo lwezemvelo olusimeme ngempela esikhaleni. Osomkhathi bangasebenzisa lobu buchwepheshe ukwenza futhi baphinde basebenzise kabusha izitsha eziphephe ukudla futhi baguqule lokho osekuyimfucumfucu engafanele kube impahla eluhlaza ukusiza ekwakheni isizukulwane esilandelayo sezinhlelo zesikhala. Sikholwa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kabusha kukadoti kunganciphisa izindleko nobungozi beNASA kanye nemishini yokuhlola isikhala.