The NASA Standard Initiator won the annual ‘Makers Madness’ competition
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- Chemring Energetic Devices, a Downers Grove-based company that engineers and manufactures devices for NASA, won the title of Coolest Thing Made in Illinois as part of the annual “Makers Madness” competition held by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association.
- The devices, NASA Standard Initiators, have been used in space flight going back to the 1970s and are crucial to maneuvering, separation and staging.
- The NSIs triumphed over a field of more than 100 entries and after nearly 167,000 votes were cast.
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By NIKOEL HYTREK…