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When the Artemis II crew returned to Earth, the headlines focused on what the mission achieved: a successful crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), systems validated, and a program moving forward. But it has taken more than 50 years to get back to this point, with long gaps in funding and shifting priorities along the way. For better or worse, that seems to be changing. In recent years, the push behind the space industry has felt stronger than it has in decades, and this could be where that momentum really begins to build again, with ripple effects across the broader space economy, including areas like additive manufacturing (AM), which has started to prove its value in space some time ago.
But that’s only part of the story.
Featured image courtesy of NASA/Bill Ingalls: The Artemis II crew (clockwise from left) Commander Reid Wiseman, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, and Pilot Victor Glover outside the Orion spacecraft after their highly anticipated return.
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