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Apr 15, 20233 min read

The Validation Results for our Glove Mechanism

JAMS has completed all the validation that was planned, despite setbacks with NASA bumping the team off of NASA’s schedule. The team...

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Mar 25, 20234 min read

Removed from LSG Schedule, New Validation Plan

Originally, Team JAMS was scheduled to perform validation tests at JSC on the LSG mock up. On March 23rd, we were informed that we were...

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Feb 18, 20233 min read

The Glove Mechanism Physical Prototype

Inner and outer enclosures have been fully printed, with the o-ring installed in the outer enclosure and vacuum grease applied to aid in...

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Feb 4, 20234 min read

The T-Channel and Preliminary Changes to the LSG Glove Mechanism

The team has 3D printed a section of the channel of the device that the O-ring seal will fit in. It was found that the O-ring seal fits...

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Nov 26, 20224 min read

Final Selected Glove Design

Over the last two weeks, Team JAMS has selected a final design, received quotes from two 3D printing vendors who informed us they were...

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Nov 12, 20224 min read

Glove Mechanisms Developed, Specifications Defined, and Challenges Addressed

During the period of October 29, 2022 to November 12, 2022, Team JAMS has been hard at work developing three detailed concepts to address...

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Oct 1, 20222 min read

Getting Organized and Developing Our Project Scope

Since our last blog post, JAMS has started to formulate a project plan. Our project plan draft consists of five milestones with several...

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Sep 9, 20223 min read

Getting Familiar with NASA's Life Sciences Glovebox

On August 29, 2022, our group took an initial tour of NASA with a focus on NASA's Life Sciences Glovebox or LSG for short. The LSG is...

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