NASA has created a made-to-order tool which was required by Astronaut Barry (Butch) Wilmore. on the International Space Station (ISS) The tool — a ratchet — was designed on earth and sent by email to the station’s 3-D printer. According to Business Insider, this is the process: A company known as Made In Space designs the 3D-printed hardware in CAD software, which is then converted into a file-format the 3D printer can read. The company then sends the file to NASA, which is then transmitted to the ISS. The Space Station’s 3D printer can receive the code and begin manufacturing immediately
