X-59 3D Printing

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• eigen 14 hours ago
  lots of other 3D models available at https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/

  Hubble 3D Models

  https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/multimedia/3d-hubble...

  Curiosity Rover

  https://science.nasa.gov/resource/curiosity-rover-3d-model/
• JKCalhoun 15 hours ago
  If you have no 3D printer, .stl files are viewable in the Mac OS Finder. Just download the file, select it and hit the spacebar: a 3D rendering of the .stl can be rotated.
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  • shrx 13 hours ago
    Windows 10 also has a built-in viewer for STL files [0]. It appears to be an optional download in Windows 11 though [1].

    [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_3D_Viewer

    [1] https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9nblggh42ths
  • hbcondo714 10 hours ago
    Are there any particular 3D printers recommended for these NASA models?
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    • pdpi 9 hours ago
      Loaded up the models into my slicer, looks like a pretty straightforward print. Should print on anything "mainstream", I reckon. About 4h worth of printing on my Bambu P1S.
  • 650REDHAIR 11 hours ago
    This is a really neat tip! Thanks!
• justinclift 9 hours ago
  Heh, wonder how well this would fly if done with a 3d metal printer and powered by an rc sized jet turbine engine?
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  • smoyer 7 hours ago
    Sounds pretty deadly!
• lawrenceduk 12 hours ago
  Got briefly excited thinking they’d actually 3D printed the real thing
• Hobadee 9 hours ago
  > The X-59 experimental aircraft is approximately 100 feet long and is designed to fly at Mach 1.4 (925 mph).

  I'm sorry, but my 3D printer isn't big enough to print a 100 foot long object, and I doubt PLA will hold up at Mach 1.4