HUNCH originally started 16 years ago with a handful of schools producing hardware training items for the International Space Station. Now, it has grown to over 150 schools across the country, not only producing hardware for flight and training, but branching out to design projects, sewing flight and training articles, and an Astronaut Culinary Challenge. Over 20,000 students have participated, with 94 percent moving on to pursue undergraduate degrees. Says Blake Ratcliff, Program Manager, NASA HUNCH, "We are excited about the capability that Mastercam brings to our schools. This partnership will benefit both students in their academic pursuits and NASA in the products that will be generated as a result."

Mancini comments, "Some of our best customers, such as Lincoln Tech, Warren Tech, and Cypress-Fairbanks ISD are already a part of HUNCH, and we look forward to introducing Mastercam to other great schools involved with this innovate program."

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