As humanity prepares to hurl itself to Mars, it will begin with the Orion EFT-1 tomorrow morning. Launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Orion will be carrying a small piece of 3D printing with it, according to TechWire. Assistant Professors Ron Aman and Tim Horn of the Industrial & Systems Engineering Department at North Carolina State University have 3D printed a small titanium coin that will be aboard the Orion has it makes its multi-hour, two-orbit test around the Earth.…
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