Navy Shares 3D Printed TruClip Design with Astronauts at ISS

A few weeks ago, we were interested to learn that the US Navy had designed a tiny 3D printed part that, while appearing insignificant, has already saved the Navy over $42,000. The TruClip, created by sailors on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, costs about six cents to print and solves an issue that was causing the Navy immense frustration - that of the clasps on handheld radios repeatedly breaking. When the Tru-Clip was created, the Navy agreed to share the design with the International Space Station, and this week they officially delivered it, transferring the files as part of a Technical Data Package (TDP) sent from the National Maker Faire in Washington, D.C. to the ISS. Read more at 3DPrint.com: https://3dprint.com/139793/navy-truclip-space-station/
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