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NASA’s ICESat-2 equipped with 3D manufactured part

Submit on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016 22:55

Slated for launch in 2018, NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) will carry a 3D printed part made of polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), a material that has never been used in 3D manufacturing, let alone flown in space.

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