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NASA Handrail Clamp Assembly Challenge by GrabCAD
NASA is seeking to challenge the GrabCAD Community by sponsoring an open competition where participants utilize the new additive manufacturing capability on the International Space Station (ISS). The competition will be to design a complementary Handrail Clamp Assembly (HCA) which is currently utilized by astronauts to provide rigid mounting locations required in a microgravity environment for normal daily operations. The complementary HCA design will be referred to as the CHAMP (Clamp for Handrail with Additively Manufactured Parts). The printed part will be analyzed to further our understanding of the effects of microgravity on the fused deposition method of manufacturing.
