3D Printed #Laugh Launched into Space

[Clare S]

One year ago, artist Eyal Gever announced a project unlike anything that had ever been done before: he planned to take the sound waves from a recording of laughter and turn them, using his own self-developed software, into a sculpture that would be 3D printed in space. Gever invited the public to be part of his project, which he called #Laugh, by launching an app in December that would record users' laughter and turn the sound waves into digital "laugh stars" that other users could see. The laugh star that received the most likes throughout the month of December would be selected for 3D printing on the ISS. The winner was Naughtia Jane Stanko of Las Vegas, Nevada, whose laugh star was beamed up in 3D file format to the ISS and 3D printed in zero gravity on Friday. It was then released into orbit. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http:/3dprint.com/165818/laugh-3d-printed-design-iss/

[curious aardvark]

sigh, more junk in space ;-)