CENTENNIAL, Colo., Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- United Launch
Alliance (ULA) kicked off the 3-2-1 Liftoff! ULA Rocket Hardware
Challenge today via GrabCAD Community Challenges, inviting
participants to design a launch support attachment bracket for
ULA's current Atlas V rocket. The design will subsequently be
evaluated for application on ULA's next-generation Vulcan Centaur
rocket. GrabCAD, a division of Stratasys, is a digital
manufacturing hub helping designers and engineers build great
products faster.
"We are transforming the future of space launch, and additive
manufacturing is one of the innovative techniques we're using to
make space more affordable, accessible and commercialized," said
Tory Bruno, ULA president and CEO.
"The ULA Rocket Hardware Challenge invites people familiar with the
industry and new to aerospace to participate in that transformation
– the opportunity to design rocket hardware that will deliver
critical technologies to orbit."
Participants will design a support bracket used during ground
processing at the base of the Atlas V payload fairing. It is used
at numerous locations around the vehicle's Centaur upper stage,
acting as a support point for work platforms on the days leading up
to launch. The bracket remains with the upper stage of the rocket
during flight.
Full details are available at
https://grabcad.com/challenges/3-2-1-liftoff-ula-rocket-hardware-challenge,
and the deadline to submit is Oct. 23,
2016, at 2359 UTC
(7:59 p.m. EDT).
ULA will recognize the top three designs. Judges include Bruno
along with additional engineers and experts from ULA and
Stratasys.
With more than a century of combined heritage, United Launch
Alliance is the nation's most experienced and reliable launch
service provider. ULA has successfully delivered more than 100
satellites to orbit that provide critical capabilities for troops
in the field, aid meteorologists in tracking severe weather, enable
personal device-based GPS navigation and unlock the mysteries of
our solar system.
For more information on ULA, visit the ULA website at
www.ulalaunch.com, or call the ULA Launch Hotline at 1-877-ULA-4321
(852-4321). Join the conversation at www.facebook.com/ulalaunch,
twitter.com/ulalaunch and instagram.com/ulalaunch.
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