Space 3D Printing
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…
South Korea 3D Prints a Titanium Space Tank and Freezes It to Prove It Works
Building hardware for space is not easy. It needs to be light, strong, and capable of surviving extreme environments, like the bitter cold and vacuum of space. Now, a South…
New Frontier Aerospace Wields Mjölnir, a 3D Printed Engine for Hypersonic Flight
In less than five years, startup New Frontier Aerospace (NFA) has successfully tested a new kind of rocket engine that could make spaceflight cleaner, faster, and more reusable. In June…
Making Space: Stratasys Global Director of Aerospace & Defense Conrad Smith Discusses the Space Supply Chain Council
Of all the many verticals that have been significant additive manufacturing (AM) adopters, few have been more deeply influenced by the incorporation of AM into their workflows than the space…
Nikon SLM Solutions & ArianeGroup to Collaborate on Large-Scale Metal 3D Printed Components
Just after announcing a collaboration with RocketLab, Nikon SLM Solutions is now announcing another with French space leaders ArianeGroup. The goal of their partnership will be to make metal additive…
AM Research Says 3D Printing Could Be Responsible for Half the Parts on Launched Satellites by 2033
The satellite industry has grown significantly in the last decade. In the “new space race” between the more industrialized nations of the world, stiff competition has resulted in new and…
3D Systems Helps NASA, Penn State, and ASU Take the Heat Off Space Missions
As space missions get more ambitious, keeping equipment safe from extreme heat and cold is becoming a big challenge. That’s where 3D printing steps in, and 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD)…
AM Research: Satellites Identified as Major 3D Printing Market Growth Opportunity
Over the last ten years, the satellite industry has grown significantly. In the “new space race” going on between the more industrialized nations of the world, stiff competition has resulted…
A 3D Printed Lab Tool for Space Biology Survives Spaceflight
When it comes to space missions, even the smallest tools have to be light, tough, and reliable, and one small device is proving just how powerful that combination can be….
Auxilium Starts Human Trial for Nerve Implant First Bioprinted in Space
Auxilium Biotechnologies has officially launched a clinical trial for its proprietary NeuroSpan Bridge, a nerve-regeneration implant first bioprinted in space. The implant, created using the company’s AMP-1 bioprinter aboard the…
University of Glasgow Builds Facility to Test Structural Integrity of 3D Printing Materials in Space
Researchers at the University of Glasgow James Watt School of Engineering, led by Dr. Gilles Bailet, collaborated with The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to build they call the first dedicated…
ICON and NASA Continue Collaboration to Move Lunar Construction Forward
NASA and ICON are pushing 3D printing closer to space missions by testing how Moon soil behaves in lunar gravity and advancing a laser-based system to turn that soil into…
SWISSto12 and the Rise of 3D Printed Satellites
Satellite manufacturing is entering a new phase, one where complexity meets customization, and traditional production methods are making room for additive manufacturing (AM). At the center of this move is…
Daring AM: China’s Lunar Brick Machine Shows a Fast Track to Moon Construction
China is rapidly shaping the future of lunar construction, one brick at a time. In April 2025, researchers at the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory (DSEL) in Hefei, Anhui Province, revealed…
