Russian cosmonauts to launch 3D-printed satellite during winter spacewalk
Science & Space
September 15, 2015, 18:57
The launch of the satellite with a number of 3D-printed details will be dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the Tomsk Polytechnic University in western Siberia
MOSCOW, September 15. /TASS/. Russian cosmonauts will launch a 3D-printed satellite to the orbit during their spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) planned for next February, the Energia rocket and space corporation said on Tuesday.
The launch of the satellite with a number of 3D-printed details will be dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the Tomsk Polytechnic University in western Siberia, Energia said.
The satellite launch will be conducted by cosmonauts Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov.