3d printed rocket engines
Skyrora’s 3D Printed-Engine Rocket Completes First UK Ground Test in 50 Years
In the 1960s, the British space program forged an initiative that led some of the country’s brightest minds to develop rockets, spaceflight capabilities, and satellites at its largest testing facility….
3D Printing News Briefs: April 17, 2020
Starting today’s 3D Printing News Briefs off with some good news, an Irish engineering student wins big in the annual Stratasys Extreme Redesign Challenge. Launcher has reached an agreement with…
Launcher’s Adventure Building Commercial Rockets Using 3D Printed Engines
Spending on space exploration is booming. We have seen many ambitious private endeavors come onto the scene in the last few years, from building and launching satellites into Low Earth…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 1, 2019
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ve got stories on events and business for you, followed by an innovative piece of 3D printed furniture. The fourth Metal Additive Manufacturing Conference will…
NASA Fires Up RS-25 Engines with 3D Printed Components to Highest Power Level
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have been working together for several years now to make RS-25 engines for the Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket. Numerous updates have kept us intrigued,…
Rocket Crafters Receives DARPA Contract for 3D Printed Rocket Engine
This week, Rocket Crafters, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $542,600 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to build and test a large-scale hybrid rocket engine…
History Made as 3D Printed Engine Launches Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket into Space
All week, New Zealanders have been waiting to see if their country would become the 11th one to reach outer space with a cargo-carrying vehicle. Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket, equipped with…
Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch First Electron Rocket with 3D Printed Rutherford Engines
Two years ago, New Zealand company Rocket Lab announced that they had developed the world’s first battery-powered rocket, and that the engine would be almost entirely 3D printed. This week or next, that…
Aerojet Rocketdyne Completes Critical Design Review for AR1 Engine with 3D Printed Rocket Engine Injectors
In early 2016, rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne was the recipient of a $6 million contract from the US Air Force to define 3D printed rocket engine component…
Aerojet Rocketdyne and the Future of 3D Printing in Space
Aerojet Rocketdyne is a space and rocket engine company that has made the space shuttle engines, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile engines for the Minuteman and other ICBMs, Atlas V stages and…
Tri-D Dynamics Set to Use 3D Printers to Make Small, Less Expensive Rocket Engines for Smallsats
According to one of the Purdue University graduate students who recently co-founded a startup that has big plans for 3D printers, the West Lafayette, Indiana university is “one of the…
NASA Gives Aerojet Rocketdyne $1.6 Billion Contract for New, Improved, 3D Printed RS-25 Engines
Aerojet Rocketdyne has a long history with NASA. The aerospace and defense company has been supplying the agency with engines and rocket launchers since the early days of space travel; Aerojet’s…
3D Printed Guided Missiles are Now a Reality Thanks to Raytheon
Raytheon is a company that has been around for over 90 years, providing defense weaponry, missile guidance systems, and more to the United States Military. In fact, they are the…
