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A D V A N C E D M A N U F A C T U R I N G
NASA’S ORION CREW
VEHICLE SPORTS
3D-PRINTED VENTS
Orion’s Exploration Flight Test 1 vehicle used
four additively manufactured vent assemblies
to equalize pressure between unpressurized
portions of the spacecraft and the external
environment.
Andrew Clifton* and Roger Taylor III
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Sunnyvale, Calif.
*Member of ASM International