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"The class created a mural based on the theme “Outer Space and the future.” We can’t thank you enough for donating the canvas that made this project possible!"
Bryn MacVicar
Community School of Music and Arts
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| A STITCH IN SPACE |
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When Morton-Thiokol asked PTS to help solve the space shuttle's infamous O-ring problem, it was a vote of engineering confidence. It also meant the world realized the truth about sewing and rocket science; they really aren't that far apart. |
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| MEDICAL COOL |
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Early in his career, Bill Elkins saw an unusual
connection. The pressure and cool temperatures that
work in aerospace and industrial suits could
revolutionize medical therapies. |
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| IT'S NOT EASY BEING INFLATABLE |
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Anybody who thinks KoolAid costumes are easier to
sew than MRI straps, rocket-booster supports, and
low-earth-orbit camera calibration systems obviously
hasn't thought the problem through. |
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| HIGH-WIRE SEWING |
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PTS had seen projects that were more complex, more
difficult, and even less forgiving. But they'd never seen
all of these disagreeable characteristics combined so
seamlessly. |
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