[HH] NASA also uses 3D printing

[Tom Metro]

No real surprise that an engineering organization like NASA is using 3D
printing, so I guess the interesting bit is that they are using
entry-level MakerBots aimed at hobbyists.

 -Tom

NASA Is Using MakerBots To Support R&D
http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2012/08/03/nasa-is-using-makerbots-to-support-rd/
  A group of interns at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
  Maryland, are helping to build out an Innovation Lab stocked with
  "rapid prototyping machines like 3-D printers, micro mills, lathes,
  laser cutting and marking systems, and other advanced technologies."
  ...once the Lab is complete, it will "support Goddard research and
  development at low or no cost."

(That's from a MakerBot blog posting quoting an article at spaceref.com:
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=41532 )