NASA’s latest space station cargo includes a 3D printing system for lunar soil

Jon Fingas

NASA has come one step closer to building lunar and Mars colonies from the earth of the celestial bodies. Universe Today notes that NASA’s latest replenishment mission to the International Space Station included a machine designed to demonstrate the 3D printing of regolith (i.e., loose earth or rock) on the moon and similar alien surfaces. … Read more

Cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal shows up in a ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ fly-by

Cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal shows up in a ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ fly-by

A rendering of the Ever Given container ship, which is stuck in the Suez Canal, is shown in a “Microsoft Flight Simulator” video released on TikTok. (TikTok screenshot via @donut_enforcement) Nothing like a couple of current events prying into your video game. The saga of a container ship that has been stuck in the Suez … Read more