NASA on remanufactured cartridges

NASA on remanufactured cartridges

NASA spends $490,000 (€423,000) on remanufactured cartridges but comments to the EPA that new cartridges with recycled content should be considered. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been consulting on its Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs)...
HP pledges to reduce environmental impact

HP pledges to reduce environmental impact

Following an announcement by NASA earlier this year that 2017 was the second warmest year recorded, HP has been stressing its commitment to reducing its environmental impact. Nasa’s revelation concerning the environment came in the wake of independent studies carried...
NASA’s Martian 3D printing prize

NASA’s Martian 3D printing prize

The five winners of the space agency’s Habitat Centennial Challenge, which sought 3D printable designs for habitations on Mars, have been revealed. The competition challenged teams to construct a model of a 3D printed habitation that could function in the conditions...
3D printing takes to the stars

3D printing takes to the stars

NASA has announced that over a hundred parts for its deep-space capsule will be made using 3D printers. The Japan Times reports that the parts for the Orion capsule will utilise technology that is predicted will become vital in the efforts to put a human on Mars, and...