Space 3D Printing
2.5D Mouse Muscle Tissue Made on Vomit Comet
In space, manufacturing has always been an area with much speculation but little actual progress. The idea is simple: zero or reduced gravity environments may be a better place to…
Metalysis, Skyrora & Thermo-Calc to Develop Tanbium Alloy Powder for ESA-Funded Project
Metalysis is to develop Tanbium alloy powder for launch vehicle manufacturer Skyrora. Metalysis uses an FFC solid-state electrolysis process, originally developed at Cambridge University and known as the FFC Cambridge…
From SpaceX to Portal: Jeff Thornburg on 3D Printing’s Space Edge, Part II
Jeff Thornburg has worn many titles: SpaceX propulsion chief, Amazon Kuiper executive, and now CEO of Portal Space Systems. In the first part of this series, he explained how falling…
Raiders of the Lost Parts: Jeff Thornburg’s Playbook for Space, Part I
Jeff Thornburg knows what it’s like to get the phone call. In 2011, Elon Musk rang him at home and asked him to come to Hawthorne, California, to help build…
Velo3D Gets a Boost, and So Does Its Stock, Amid iRocket Partnership Expansion
In an era when national security increasingly depends on technological strength, Velo3D (Nasdaq: VELO) and Innovative Rocket Technologies (iRocket) have once again joined forces to strengthen U.S. aerospace and defense…
Firefly Aerospace Buys SciTec for $855 Million, Expanding into Defense and Data
Known for using 3D printed components in its rockets and lunar landers, Firefly Aerospace is now scaling up its ambitions with an $855 million acquisition of defense-tech firm SciTec. While…
Portal Becomes First to Test 3D Printed Solar Thermal Thruster for Multi-Orbit Spacecraft
In the race to build the future of spaceflight, first milestones have big meaning. For Portal Space Systems, a young spacecraft company based in Washington, that milestone arrived this September…
SwissTo12 Expands To Spain
I’m a huge SWISSto12 fan. The company is quickly expanding by using additive manufacturing to engineer better satellite Radio Frequency (RF) components. Satellite RF is one of the best applications…
All Systems Go: Vaya Space Proves Why 3D Printing and the Space Industry Need Each Other
The space industry has always attracted systems thinkers, and it’s pretty obvious why that’s the case. You have to be able to view the world in terms of a “big…
Satellite RF: Seek Success in Owning Additive Applications
If you had started 30 years ago, you could have become a major original equipment manufacturer (OEM). And if you entered six years ago, with $50 million, your current course…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 13, 2025: Automated Post-Processing, Stratospheric Probe, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re first sharing about a case study from PostProcess Technologies about optimizing post-print workflows at J.W. Speaker. AM Solutions’s post-processing technology was used…
SwissTo12 Buys Hanwha Phasor’s Antenna Assets and IP
Swiss 3D printing satellite component manufacturer SWISSto12 has bought IP and assets from Hanwha Phasor, a steered antenna manufacturer based in the UK and the US. Phasor had been a…
Daring AM: NASA Sends New Metal and Bioprinting Experiments to Space Station
On Sunday morning, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, carrying NASA’s 33rd commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Packed inside the Dragon cargo spacecraft…
UK Space Shake-Up: What the UKSA Reform Means for 3D Printing in Space
The UK government has announced that the UK Space Agency (UKSA) will be absorbed into the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) by April 2026. The decision is framed…
NASA’s GRX-810 3D Printing Alloy Moves From Lab to Real Hardware
When rockets or jet engines fire up, their parts face unimaginable stress. Temperatures can rise above 2,000°F, and under that kind of heat, most metals quickly weaken or break apart….
3D Printing News Briefs, August 13, 2025: Public Utility, Rocket Engine, Brains, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, AML3D’s large-scale metal 3D printing system is now online at the largest public utility in the U.S. Moving on, Bright Laser Technologies is 3D…
EOS & NASA Sign Agreement to Accelerate Space 3D Printing Workforce Development
If there’s one major issue in the manufacturing sector that can be expected to persist well into the future, it’s workforce development. This is especially true in nations like the…
Bioprinting in Space Pioneers the Future of Medicine
Recent additive manufacturing experiments in microgravity have delivered promising results that could one day revolutionize the healthcare industry on Earth, from personalized wound care to the printing of viable organs…
3D Printing Financials: Velo3D Grows Revenue in Q2, Targets 2026 EBITDA Breakeven
Velo3D‘s (OTCQX: VLDXD) latest earnings show that the company is continuing to recover momentum after a rocky 2024. In the second quarter of 2025, the metal 3D printing company posted…
INNOSPACE Is Using Eplus3D Metal Printers to Speed Up Space Launches
INNOSPACE, a space company from South Korea, is now using metal 3D printing to make rocket parts faster, cheaper, and more efficiently, entirely in-house for the first time. After purchasing…
Arkisys and the Bosuns Locker: Bringing Hands-On Space Engineering to Students Across the U.S.
As the space industry looks beyond rockets and satellites to the next wave of orbital infrastructure, one company is betting big on students to help shape that future. Arkisys, a…
Horizon Microtechnologies Passes Outgassing Test by European Space Standards Body
Horizon Microtechnologies has an innovative 3D printing process that combines DLP with dipping to make high tech components. Previously, the company showed that it can make electronics packaging, then developed…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 12, 2025: Nerve Repair, Glass Nanostructures, adidas, & More
In this weekend’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with medical news from 3D Systems, and then moving on to research about glass nanostructures and synthetic lichen. Then, 3D printing…
Daring AM: Space 3D Printing Heats Up Across the Globe
We keep coming back to China’s foray into space 3D printing—and there’s a good reason for that. The country’s space program continues to turn great ideas into working technology, proving…
