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Take a Ride in Vomit Comet

Students Fly in Vomit Comet to Test Out 3D Printed Bioplastic Tools

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by Hanna Watkin
Published Aug 30, 2018

University of Calgary students are working on a project which could provide astronauts with 3D printed plastic tools made from feces and genetically engineered bacteria. The students recently tested the tools out during a flight on the "Vomit Comet".

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