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3D printing CubeSat bodies for cheaper, faster missions

As a first test of a new printable hard, electrically conductive plastic, ESA has 3D-printed CubeSat structures incorporating their own electrical lines. In future, such miniature satellites could be ready to go once their instruments, circuit boards and solar panels were slotted in.

3D printing CubeSat bodies for cheaper, faster missions