{"id":3033,"date":"2014-06-21T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T11:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ekrah.com\/start\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2020-02-26T16:37:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:37:14","slug":"windform-3d-printing-materials-launch-into-orbit-on-kysat-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.edu.net.co\/start\/windform-3d-printing-materials-launch-into-orbit-on-kysat-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Windform 3D Printing materials launch into Orbit on KySat-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windform laser sintering materials conquer the space. 3D-printed parts of the CubeSat KySat-2 have been built with additive manufacturing and Windform XT 2.0, the proprietary material of CRP Technology.<\/p>\n

CRP USA (www.crp-usa.net<\/a>) is pleased to announce the successful launch of Windform (www.windform.eu<\/a>) as part of the collaborative KySat-2 project, a 1U CubeSat, by students at the University of Kentucky and Morehead State University, in conjunction with Kentucky Space acting as the mission manager and coordinator.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to the KySat-2 team on a very successful launch. We are excited for the KySat-2 team, and are looking forward to following their mission,\u201d said Stewart Davis, Director of Operations CRP USA.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAs part of our overall work to expand the use of Windform beyond motorsports, this launch is another successful project that continues to add to our growing space flight heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 the collaborative team of students from the University of Kentucky and Morehead State University along with Kentucky Space, launched the KySat-2 into orbit as part of the NASA ElaNa IV mission out of Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Thirty-five (35) minutes after deployment from the launch vehicle, KySat-2 began beaconing its telemetry data and was almost immediately heard by amateur radio operators. Since then, the KySat-2 team began performing system checks for each of the various subsystems that make up the satellite. According to the KySat-2 team, all systems have been performing nominally.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were several 3d printed components on the KySat-2 made by CRP USA from CRP Technology\u2019s proprietary material Windform XT 2.0,\u201d explains Twyman Clements, KySat-2 Project Manager, Kentucky Space. \u201cOne of the subsystems, is the camera systems that acts as an attitude determination system called Stellar Gyro. The 3d printed parts, were produced using the additive manufacturing technology Selective Laser Sintering and Windform XT 2.0 material. The additive manufactured process 3d printed the mounting hardware for the camera system, extensions for the separation switches, clips for holding the antennas in their stowed position, and the mounting bracket for the on board batteries. The process and the material were critical to achieve the right components for KySat-2.\u201d<\/p>\n

KySat-2\u2019s main mission is to be an educational tool and demonstration for the students working on the satellite. KySat-2 was designed, built, and tested entirely by students and engineers, with most of the subsystems designed in-house.<\/p>\n

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