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Former ISS equipment + open-source 3D printing—hands-on factory tour for all ages
Families and curious tinkerers show up in daylight, not a nightlife crowd. It’s worth it for the tactile 3D prints and the behind-the-scenes tour of how large-format printers are built. All ages welcome; check the specific January-dated time slot when booking.
Tickets 🎫 Museum admission with one, two or three 3D Printed Rockets for 1 person Highlights ✨ Discover the new heights to 3D printing 🤚🏼 Touch and feel prints from around the world 🚀 See where equipment for the International Space Station was constructed. General Info 📅 Date: various dates available starting January, 2023 🕒 Opening times: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm 📌 Venue: 3D Printer Factor Tour 👤 Age requirement: all ages welcome ❓ For this event, all sales are final and tickets can’t be refunded, changed or modified. For more information, please refer to our T&Cs Description 3D Printer Factory is a fully open source, collaborative company with a social mission focused on breaking through the limits of 3D printing and creating actionable solutions to recycling plastics. At our Houston Headquarters, you will learn how 3D printing works, see how large-format 3D printers get made, touch and feel 3D prints from around the world and be able to ask questions of experts in additive manufacturing. 3D was founded by ex NASA employees and is housed in the former home of Wyle Laboratories where equipment for the International Space Station was constructed.