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The International Space Station’s 3D printer has manufactured the first 3D printed object in space, paving the way to future long-term space expeditions. 

Priced at €230, the XYZprinting Da Vinci Mini sells at a bargain price for a 3D printer. The Mini is a small but well-equipped printer that is aimed at 3D printing beginner hobbyist, school teacher or small business product development team will get a simple machine that's intuitive to use and able to produce accurate, very good quality models and multiple builds at the same time. It really provides a more than satisfactory user experience.

Panospace 3D printer is one of the most efficient desktop 3D printers in the market considering both the printing speed and the print quality.

"This first print is the initial step toward providing an on-demand machine shop capability away from Earth," said Niki Werkheiser, project manager for the International Space Station 3-D Printer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "The space station is the only laboratory where we can fully test this technology in space.”

T​his guide for beginners shows step-by-step how to use Cura software and to find the right settings for 3D printing.

While Charles (Chuck) Hull with SLA can claim to be the first in patenting and commercializing a 3D printing technology in the '80, SLA was not the only RP technology in development at that time.