Astronauts will 3D print part of a human knee in space

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NASA, Redwire and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Center for Biotechnology (4DBio3) are sending a new 3D printer to the International Space Station, Redwire's BioFabrication Facility, to bioprint a human knee meniscus in orbit and study the result on Earth.The company is also using NASA's Advanced Plant Habitat for a project to identify genes for space-friendly plants.The BFF printer will fly to the ISS aboard a supply rocket launching as soon as November 6th from NASA's Wallops Island spaceport.That technology could one day help Moon colonists build habitats without carrying an abundance of supplies from Earth.If the research pans out, doctors could replace damaged body parts without resorting to donations or inorganic implants."

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