3D Printer Factory Tour plus 2 ft Tall Rocket!


30 to 60 minutes
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

re:3D 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.

re: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.

For groups larger than 15 people, please reach out to us directly.

Inclusions

  • A 3D Printed Rocket (At least 2' Tall!) printed on a Gigabot 3D Printer (# of rockets are per group)
  • A hands-on, guided tour of our 3D printer factory.

What to expect

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: re:3D, 3D Printer Factory, 1100 Hercules Ave. Suite 220, Houston, TX 77058

Come tour our factory where we make Gigabot, the world's first affordable, large-scale, industrial, filament-based 3D printer. You'll touch and feel 3D printed creations from around the world and find out how you too can use 3D printing to #DreamBigPrintHUGE!

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: George W. S. Abbey Rocket Park at Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX 77058, USA

See NASA's 30-story tall Saturn V Rocket.

Pass By: Space Center Houston, 1601 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77058-3145

Visit the visitor's center for NASA-Johnson Space Center, home of NASA's astronaut training program.

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 hours of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
J3487HAchristophers
November 2022

The tour was excellent and my guide had great details about how 3d printing works and different types. I would highly recommend if you're anywhere near Houston.. the location is close to nasa.

dalia_c
October 2023

Fabulous tour …super interesting. We learnt loads about not only the wonderful company Re:3D is but also about the world of 3D printing and it’s uses but also recycling plastics

jayreneek
October 2022

First off Charlotte is amazing my son loves her . She gave us a great tour with lots of great information and answered all our questions about everything. We are beginners for 3d printing so this was very informative. Thank yall

Maps03414134503
June 2022

We arrived early so they started the tour. Very informative and shoeed us the whole process of building a 3D printer. Explained how they made yhem. How something is designed and howt they are used. Very patiece and answered any questions.

matt_s
April 2022

My son loved talking to the guide about the 3D printing world and was very happy with the time spent at the factory. They have a cool story and we have a better upstanding of how these large format printers are made and what they are used for. My son is in robotics and was all into this tour. The...

taz613
February 2022

Went with 3 kids, ages 10-17. They thought it was pretty cool and interesting. We all have a minimal knowledge of 3D printing. We had the tour to ourselves which was really nice

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