This wrench became the first ever object to be 3D-printed in space. Designed by Made In Space engineer Noah Paul-Gin, it revolutionised the idea of space supply and demand. Its manufacture highlighted that in the future, astronauts might just be able to 3D print whatever they needed, without waiting for costly refuel missions from Earth.

This week, a whole assortment of other objects 3D printed in space was "unbox?ed" by Quincy Bean, principal investigator for the 3D Printing in Zero-G Project at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Among the 21 objects printed from 14 different designs were a crowfoot coupon, a sample container, a microgravity structure test system, and a torque tool coupon.