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.
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.