An additive manufacturing device operable in a microgravity environment to create a part, the additive manufacturing device comprising: a feedstock source comprising feedstock; a material bonding component comprising an extruder , the extruder comprising at least one sensor, the material bonding component configured to receive portions of the feedstock from the feedstock source , the material bonding component positioning and bonding each of the portions of the received feedstock by heating the feedstock within the material bonding component according to part creation instructions to form molten feedstock, and the sensor configured to detect a position of the part; a material bonding component positioning system configured to position the material bonding component according to the part creation instructions; a build volume, the part being created within the build volume according to the part creation instructions, wherein, to prevent the molten feedstock from floating away in the microgravity environment, a defined distance between the sensed part being created and the material bonding component during operations is maintained by actively adjusting a position of the extruder during the operation and flow of the molten feedstock material is regulated based on a location of the extruder; wherein the material bonding component further comprises a filament guide for receiving and guiding a filament into the material bonding component , the filament guide comprising: a flared guide opening angled toward the feedstock source ; and a guide body with an integral internal channel receiving the filament from the guide opening , the guide body directing the filament into the material bonding component . a feedstock source comprising feedstock; a material bonding component comprising an extruder , the extruder comprising at least one sensor, the material bonding component configured to receive portions of the feedstock from the feedstock source , the material bonding component positioning and bonding each of the portions of the received feedstock by heating the feedstock within the material bonding component according to part creation instructions to form molten feedstock, and the sensor configured to detect a position of the part; a material bonding component positioning system configured to position the material bonding component according to the part creation instructions; a build volume, the part being created within the build volume according to the part creation instructions, wherein, to prevent the molten feedstock from floating away in the microgravity environment, a defined distance between the sensed part being created and the material bonding component during operations is maintained by actively adjusting a position of the extruder during the operation and flow of the molten feedstock material is regulated based on a location of the extruder; wherein the material bonding component further comprises a filament guide for receiving and guiding a filament into the material bonding component , the filament guide comprising: a flared guide opening angled toward the feedstock source ; and a guide body with an integral internal channel receiving the filament from the guide opening , the guide body directing the filament into the material bonding component . a flared guide opening angled toward the feedstock source ; and a guide body with an integral internal channel receiving the filament from the guide opening , the guide body directing the filament into the material bonding component . <EOS>