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NASA selects Blue Origin National Team to return humans to the Moon Aerospace

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The Blue Origin National Team, which includes Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper, was selected by NASA to begin to develop the Artemis Human Landing System. Existing and in development, technologies provide the head start needed to meet NASA’s goal of landing at the South Pole of the Moon. Lockheed Martin’s Ascent Element is based on Orion; Northrop Grumman’s Transfer Element is based on Cygnus; and Blue Origin’s Descent Element is based on the Blue Moon lander and BE-7 engine, which has been in development for several years.

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University of Nottingham designs certified 3D printed face shields for NHS AM Industry

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A team of engineers from the University of Nottingham has developed a 3D printed face shield that has been certified by CE for use in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. The team is leveraging 3D printing resources from the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing as well as from local partners to produce and deliver 5,000 face shields to Nottingham’s NHS and community healthcare workers.

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Made In Space CEO Andrew Rush appointed to NASA Advisory Council Aerospace

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Andrew Rush, the President and CEO of Made In Space, has been appointed to serve on the NASA Advisory Council (NAC) as a representative member, and as Chair of its Regulatory and Policy Committee for a three-year term. Made In Space has worked with NASA in recent years to implement 3D printing aboard the International Space Station and to develop innovative satellite manufacturing technologies.

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Making a 3D printable respirator in 1000 hours, from sketch to final product AM Industry

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Right now, 3D printing is a common denominator in addressing the world’s biggest challenge: the lack of emergency respiratory devices. During the development of this project feedback from Brazil, Colombia, USA, Canada, Argentina, Morocco, Tunis, Italy, Taiwan, Spain, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Russia, Belarus and Austria confirmed that the key ingredient for a newly designed emergency respiration system has to be simplicity, a level that I have never been working on before. And that these simplified devices need to remain functional and efficient. The result is this Printable Ventilator-Free* Respiratory Kit, which can be downloaded free from GrabCAD.

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Australian companies 3D print life-sized Homer Simpson Consumer Products

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Well if this doesn’t cheer you up after a weekend in isolation, I’m not sure what will. Australian signage company Coleman Group and local large-format 3D printing service Mammoth 3D teamed up to produce a three-dimensional, life-sized Homer Simpson—donut and all. It is unclear if the large-scale cartoon model was created for anything more than fun, but it has certainly succeeded on that front!

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Rapid Shape and VOCO qualify dental materials for 3D printing Medical

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German additive manufacturing company Rapid Shape has announced a partnership with dental manufacturer VOCO, also based in Germany. The companies are combining their capabilities—including 3D printing systems and dental-grade materials—to offer their customers more freedom and flexibility when choosing what materials to work with. In short, the companies will work to qualify more dental materials for additive manufacturing.