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X-59 3D Printing

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by eigen

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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/

by JKCalhoun

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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.

by rkagerer

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That title is missing the scale. I assume it's not intended to be printed at 1:1?

by justinclift

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Heh, wonder how well this would fly if done with a 3d metal printer and powered by an rc sized jet turbine engine?

by lawrenceduk

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Got briefly excited thinking they’d actually 3D printed the real thing

by Hobadee

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> 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