A Bellevue middle school student has won the Future Engineers 3D Printing in Space Tool Challenge, for the age 5-12 group.
In a February 2 article published on spaceinsider.com, the decision of the judges, whose members came from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, NASA, and Made in Space Inc., was revealed.
The Teen Group (comprised of those in the 13-19 age group) winner was Robert Hillan for his Multipurpose Precision Maintenance Tool. The Enterprise, Alabama student was joined in “the winner’s circle” by Bellevue’s own Sydney Vernon, whose Space Planter took the Junior Group honors.
An honor such as this one reflects well not only on the student, but on his or her school as well. Schools with students who receive honors often include this information on their website and literature they request from Print companies.
The challenge was to create a 3D digital model for a tool that astronauts could need in space, and the challenge drew a response from nearly 500 students across the nation. Sydney’s tool was a Space Planter that astronauts could use to grow plants on the International Space Station. It is cleverly designed to supply plants with only the water they need, and to enable the plants to “help themselves” to the water as needed.
A 3D printer is being provided to Sydney’s school, while the Junior Group winner will receive a three-dimensional model of the planter. Get a Free Quote for Print
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