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After researching additive manufacturing last summer at the University of Central Florida I decided to apply those lessons to my CubeSat senior design project at Quinnipiac University. I found like-minded students Gary DeVilbiss, Anthony DiMauro, and Napoleon Stardellis, as well as a faculty advisor, Professor Grant Crawford that were excited and supportive of the project. CubeSats are miniature satellites (1 unit is 10x10x10cm and under 2kg) that commonly carry out a single purpose, such as a technology demonstration. They are also excellent undergraduate research projects and are prevalent in many undergraduate engineering programs across the globe. Quinnipiac University has never built a CubeSat, so this project will be our first foray into space engineering. Our primary objective is to create a CubeSat that utilizes an additively manufactured polymer frame instead of the traditional machined aluminum frame. An additively manufactured frame would have the benefits of being less expensive, easily customizable, and lightweight. Our secondary objective is to create a new standard by which different materials could be compared for CubeSat efficacy. We will do this by designing a CubeSat frame that will host a standardized instrumentation suite to measure the frame's properties while in orbit. Any project that includes orbit in its goals will be expensive because the components must be space worthy and satisfy extreme environmental tolerance requirements. My team and I are looking for donations to assist with the costs of the materials and instruments.
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    Marcus Fratarcangeli
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    Hamden, CT

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