This is precisely what is needed on a moon base to build spare parts and other components to expand said base without having to go all the way back to earth for the parts.
You’d have to overcome operating the printer in an environment of 1/6 (if I recall correctly) of Earth’s gravity.
It’s hard to melt metal powder with a laser to form an object when the powder is floating away.
[ You’d have to overcome operating the printer in an environment of 1/6 (if I recall correctly) of Earth’s gravity.
It’s hard to melt metal powder with a laser to form an object when the powder is floating away. ]
1/6th gravity is NOT ZERO gravity
It would work just fine you may just have to wait a few seconds more for the metal dust to settle before zapping it with a laser.
Gravity still works on the frickin’ moon with frickin’ lazers...