AMTC apprentices are out of this world

Posted on 5 Feb 2016 by Jonny Williamson

Engineering apprentices at the MTC’s Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC) near Coventry are celebrating after reaching the final of a national competition to design a habitation module suitable for manufacturing on the Moon.

As British astronaut, Tim Peake, orbits the Earth while carrying out vital scientific research that could advance space exploration to new planets, the team of six Year 2 apprentices – who are all working towards a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering – are themselves busy completing their own research and designs for the next…

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