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Spring 2014<\/em><\/p>\n

[lead]A self-described \u201cspace nut,\u201d Dunn is catalyzing a technological advance that he believes will lead humanity to colonize Mars. The company he co-founded and serves as chief technical officer, Made in Space, will install the first 3-D printer on the International Space Station<\/a> (ISS) this fall. Think of it as the Star Trek<\/em> \u201creplicator\u201d brought to reality. If the experiment goes as planned, future astronauts will use his machine to create spare parts, tools and even complex machines like satellites on their way beyond the solar system.[\/lead]<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all remember the famous line, \u2018Houston, we\u2019ve had a problem.\u2019<\/strong> We looked at that square filter that [the Apollo 13 astronauts] had to fit into a round hole and joked that if the crew had had a 3-D printer, maybe they would have followed with \u2018Houston, we have a solution.\u2019 One of our engineers designed an adapter in an hour, then sent it to the 3-D printer. By the end of the day, we had it printed, had a filter plugged into it, and it was functional. It turned out to be a really good example. And NASA loves it too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy partners and I were focused on problems that the space industry has always had.<\/strong> We recognized that everything we\u2019ve ever put into space came from Earth. That really is the underlying bottleneck \u2014 the humungous amount of energy required to get things into space. Recognizing that, we came upon the notion of manufacturing in space.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea of manufacturing in space isn\u2019t new.<\/strong> It\u2019s been going on since the \u201970s in planning and before that in science fiction. A 3-D printer is basically a robot that can build stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat 3-D printing enables is a better supply chain.<\/strong> All you have to do is email the digital blueprint and build it on the spot. We call it emailing hardware to space. A 3-D printer on the ISS may actually be what makes a Mars mission possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNASA is doing today what it should\u2019ve done a long time ago<\/strong> \u2014 become a government agency that helps to commercialize the space industry. NASA realized that a commercial company could do what they were doing in ways that are more affordable and with lower risk. The Internet is a good example of this. Originally it was ARPANET, and was used by the government on a small scale. When it became accessible to everyone, we started to see this huge boom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFailure is the Silicon Valley mindset<\/strong> \u2014 fail early, fail often. But it\u2019s a new idea for the space industry. Without failure as an option, taking risks isn\u2019t an option. It\u2019s through failure that we learn how to succeed. We see failure as iteration. It\u2019s the acceptance that the quickest way to succeed is to iterate as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m watching 23-year-olds build multibillion-dollar Internet companies<\/strong> that completely demolish corporations. This is unprecedented. But we can do more than just build apps. We can focus that energy on solving really big problems and making the world a better place. You can still do well for yourself by doing good for others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my lifetime, I want to see people living in space<\/strong> \u2014 not in a little metal cylinder 400 km above us like the International Space Station \u2013 but really living out there, being multiplanetary. I think it\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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