Saru Posted May 24, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 24, 2013 $125,000 has been given to NASA for the development of a device capable of producing 3D printed food. The challenges are multifold – not least among them producing something palatable out of a printer – but the idea is that with enough development, NASA might be able to come up with something that beats the current rations sent to places like the International Space Station. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readerlurker Posted May 24, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I'll have a medium Pepperoni, extra cheese, no anchovies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted May 24, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 24, 2013 $125,000 doesn't seem like much of a budget for something like this. How much did NASA spend designing that special "space pen"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted May 24, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) Unless it can make Earl grey, hot, it'll never catch on. Edited May 24, 2013 by paperdyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash68 Posted May 24, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I hope they do this in my lifetime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equus hemionus Posted May 24, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 24, 2013 After all the fuss over pink slime, I wonder what the raw material used for printing will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minera Posted May 30, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 30, 2013 the money is nothing. It would hardly impact my mortgage if I used it to put a payment on it. Come on they give other groups particularly military more than that. They can do better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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