NASA emailed new socket wrench to ISS astronauts

We have a winner for the most interesting email attachment of 2014! NASA
recently provided the astronauts
currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with a new tool via
little more than a standard email. The attachment was actually instructions
for a special 3D printer the astronauts have thanks to a delivery from a
SpaceX Dragon capsule back in September. The printer is specially made to
work in low gravity, and the emailed instructions included the design for a
socket wrench that specifically needed.
http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-emailed-new-socket-wrench-to-iss-astronauts-21360275/

Interesting! We can send a small robot factory to the Moon, which will
manufacture a larger robot factory, which will manufacture a still larger
robot factory .... eventually we can set up huge physical facilities on
the moon (or elsewhere). Supporting humans appears to be the problem (which
can be tackled later).

Regards,
Selvaraj

NASA
recently provided the astronauts currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) with a new tool via little more than a standard email. The attachment was actually instructions for a special 3D printer the astronauts have thanks to a delivery from a SpaceX Dragon capsule back in September. The printer is specially made to work in low gravity, and the emailed instructions included the design for a socket wrench that specifically needed.
http://www.slashgear.com/nasa-emailed-new-socket-wrench-to-iss-astronauts-21360275/
Interesting! We can send a small robot factory to the Moon, which will manufacture a larger robot factory, which will manufacture a still larger robot factory .... eventually we can set up huge physical facilities on the moon (or elsewhere). Supporting humans appears to be the problem (which can be tackled later).
Regards,
Selvaraj