{"id":84,"date":"2018-05-05T08:11:20","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T08:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/?p=84"},"modified":"2018-07-31T12:45:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T12:45:50","slug":"canada-space-facility-sends-hp-printer-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalblacknews.com\/canada-space-facility-sends-hp-printer-iss\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s Space Facility Sends HP Printer to ISS | Efforts By NASA & HP"},"content":{"rendered":"
The astronauts over at the International Space station have access to the top gadgets ever made, yet you may be surprised to know that their printing solution is an Epson 800. The trusty machine stayed strong for 17 years.<\/p>\n
When Epson passed the offer by NASA to develop a new solution<\/a>. HP took the opportunity and developed a custom printer, the HP ISS which is designed to work in zero gravity and in multiple orientations.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To compensate the lack of gravity in space, HP redesigned the printer with a special tongue which is used to help the paper sheets as they come out of the printer.<\/p>\n The HP Envy ISS made it to the space station on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.<\/p>\n In order for the printer to work in the space station<\/a>, HP had to figure out several little quirks like waste ink management and making the plastic flame retardant.<\/p>\n The space station goes through two reams of paper a month, using it for important mission documents and personal letters.<\/p>\n HP\u2019s printer was developed with the help of Canada\u2019s zero-gravity research facilities. Before the printer went into space, it was tested inside National Research Council Canada\u2019s (NRC) Falcon 20 aircraft.<\/p>\n Canada is the only country where this test can be carried out as they have aircraft capable of achieving zero gravity for a significant time frame.<\/p>\n The aircraft would climb as high as it can and then nose dive towards earth creating zero gravity conditions for the test.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n