NCSU is getting some very good press lately as they are lauded not only with having produced a future astronaut from their engineering department by way of Christina Hammock, but their Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering has just produced a 3D printed commemorative coin which will be traveling into space in the Orion test capsule, headed for unmanned exploratory mission which will encompass a a two-orbit, four-and-a-half hour trip 3,600 miles away from earth. Check out more details in the full article: http://3dprint.com/28705/ncsu-3d-prints-coin-for-orion/ ‎


Below is a look at NCSU's 3D printed coin: