Design
3D printed expandable objects
It is
NASA challenge to students!
To celebrate the arrival of the
first expandable habitat to the ISS and the launch of the first commercial 3D
printer to space, the ASME Foundation and NASA have issued a brand new Future
Engineers challenge.
The ‘Think Outside the Box’
challenge asks students to design an object for astronauts that can be printed
within the bounds of the newest 3D printer on the space station (10cm x 10cm x
14 cm), but can be assembled or expanded to become larger than that box, NASA
said.
In space exploration, scientists and
engineers often strive to make more from less. Smaller rocket payloads are
needed to save cargo space and fuel, while sustainable technologies are needed
to reduce, reuse and recycle what is brought to space.
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