article_snippet: Because there is already a printer on the ISS, the idea is that glasses could be printed off straight away, without the need to transport the delicate vessels.
article_snippet: The first step is drop the glass inside a 102ft-tall lift at Portland State University, to produce two seconds of weightlessness, so that the durability of the glass and how different fluids react, can be tested.
article_snippet: The ultimate goal is to 3D print a ‘glass’ on the ISS.
article_snippet: Because there is already a printer on the International Space Station (the ISS), the idea is that glasses could be printed off straight away, without the need to transport the delicate vessels.
article_snippet: the ISS hopes that products including the glass could be used by astronauts as well as future space tourists and colonists in the future .
article_snippet: ‘a Kickstarter campaign will help us test the glass in real weightless environments, which is very difficult to simulate on Earth,’ CLC said.
article_snippet: the glass can be pre-ordered from the crowd funding website for $400 (£263) and $500 (£329) for a colourful version, and is due to ship in February next year.