About the competition

The National Space Society's Print the Future Competition invited eligible persons to submit a 3D model design for a project/experiment that advances the state of the art in one or both of these areas:

 Additive manufacturing processes in space 

 Space structures for future space development and settlement 

The project/experiment may be brought back to Earth and its structural and/or nano-properties may be compared to prints done on the analog additive manufacturing facility ("AMF") located in California, USA. It may also assemble or expand to become larger than the printing bounds of the AMF located on the International Space Station.  

For specific printability requirements, see the AMF Users Guide in the section below.

Eligibility 

Competition was open to: 

1. All students across the globe. 

2. Who were 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. 

3. Who were Virtual Crew Members of Enterprise In Space. 

How to Enter 

Prizes 

Step 1: Sign up each member of your team (up to five persons) as a Crewmember on the Print The Future Competition Registration page. Beam your team up aboard the NSS Enterprise and sign up each team member as a Crewmember on EIS page by February 15, 2017. (If you cannot afford the $20 Donation to EIS, please contact us here: ISS@enterpriseinspace.org) 

Step 2: Complete your application* by registering your team to the Print the Future Competition 

Step 3: Sign up as a Print the Future Team on Sketchfab, using your Virtual Crew Member Credentials. 

Step 4: Upload your design submission package to the EIS Academy. 

A submission package must include:

 One design to the Sketchfab site as detailed in submission instructions. 

 A written description, of up to 150 words, entered in the Sketchfab site. 

 A written description, of up to 1500 words, four diagrams and/or appendices and bibliographies, with design details explained, entered in the EnterpriseInSpace.org 

 Any design to be submitted must be wholly original in concept and not another party's copyrighted or published work. 

 Include the checklist and an electronically signed statement of originality provided at the Enterprise In Space website

To upload your designs:

Once, you've joined the Academy (which you must have because you're reading this entry!), create a new journal entry,   click  "Keep your personal journal here". 

Once you've done so, you'll be able to upload the text of your submission, along with any supplementary material, such as figures and a link to your Sketchfab model. If you're HTML savvy, you can also embed your Sketchfab model directly into your journal. 

Upon completion, email iss@enterpriseinspace.org to alert us to your submission.