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SpaceX 3D Printed Building Under Construction in Texas
SpaceX has already established itself as a pioneer in the 3D printing of rocket parts, even seeing one of its engineers launch his own successful rocket 3D printing startup. Additionally,…
‘Leaked’ Elon Musk Email Raises Specter of Raptor Production Issues, SpaceX Bankruptcy
Is SpaceX going to Mars? Will the Raptor engines help launch the Starship super-heavy rocket any time soon? Will SpaceX go bankrupt? These and many more questions have been raised…
ASTM’s ICAM 2021: Biggest Challenge for Feedstock to Enable 3D Printing to Scale
Hosted by ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AMCOE), the 2021 International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (ICAM) was held in Anaheim, California last week. 3DPrint.com was a media sponsor…
Varda to Launch Space Factory Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
Varda Space Industries will launch the world’s first space factory in early 2023 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission deploying to low Earth orbit (LEO). During the mission, Varda’s…
Space Force Awards $88M to Rocket Lab, SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin
Commercial space companies are heralding a new phase in the space race as they lay down the groundwork for the future of space exploration. More than ever before, space agencies…
3D Printing Tunneling Machine Takes Second in Elon Musk Competition
Students from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich won second place at the first Not-A-Boring Competition, a tunnel construction race designed by Elon Musk’s The Boring Company…
Launcher’s New Orbital Transfer Vehicle to Rideshare on SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2022
Launcher’s new orbit transfer vehicle (OTV) will debut on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare for its inaugural flight to Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) in October 2022. Known as Launcher Orbiter, the…
SpaceX Successes Drive off-Earth Innovation, So Do Its Failures
After a highly anticipated test launch, SpaceX‘s Starship SN11 prototype finally lifted off for a planned test flight. Climbing up from out of the cloud deck at the company’s South…
From Magnets to Harpoons: How to Catch Space Debris
The world’s first commercial test mission to locate and remove space debris has finally launched to space. On March 22, 2021, Astroscale’s End-of-Life Services demonstration (ELSA-d) mission took off from…
Relativity Space Preparing for Next Year’s Rocket Launch with New VP and Verified 3D Printing Tech
In the last few years, there has been excitement for the new race to the moon. But as deadlines for rocket launches and crewed missions get closer, space companies begin…
Ahead of Historic Demo-2 Astronaut Launch: All SpaceX Has 3D Printed
Overcrowded virtual launch parties and events will help usher in a new era of spaceflight as people gather today to witness NASA‘s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight. The event is a…
NASA’s Lunar Lander: Tuskegee Will Test AM Parts for the Dynetics Team
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is calling it “the start of the Artemis generation of astronauts.” The Artemis program plans to take the first woman and next man…
Techshot’s Bioprinter Successfully Fabricates Human Menisci in Space
Current Bioprinting in space could become a pathway that guides future decisions for biofabrication on Earth as well as in orbit. Astronauts have already used two bioprinters on the International…
Techshot’s New Projects Will be on the Next SpaceX Mission Launch
2020 is already promising to be a fantastic year for space exploration. The next generation of Artemis explorers can begin applying for the program that will be journeying to the…
3D Printing for Interplanetary Colonization with SpaceX
How to reduce the epic adventure of SpaceX into just a few paragraphs. One might think that focusing on 3D printing might do it, but not really: the company has…
The NASA BioFabrication Facility Launches Today: Will Use Microgravity to Grow Heart Tissue in Space
“We choose to go to the Moon!” We have heard that quite a lot over the last few weeks, along with celebrations in the United States and press coverage all…
3D Printing News Briefs: August 21, 2018
We’ve got plenty of business news for you in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and a little scientific research as well. Kelyniam Global has acquired new 3D printing technology, while…
3D Printing News Briefs: February 9, 2018
We’re starting off your Friday edition of 3D Printing News Briefs with some 3D printing business news, then moving on to some pretty cool 3D printed projects to get you…
Relativity Space Takes Inexpensive Rockets to New Level with Giant Stargate 3D Printer
Launching a rocket is not cheap; right now, the cost is about $100 million. Within four years, Relativity Space wants to bring that price down to $10 million. How are…
The R&D Tax Credit Aspects of Hybrid Additive Manufacturing
The fast moving technological advancements in machine tools and 3D metal printing is resulting in new hybrid manufacturing technological advancements. Within the next 5 years, the 3D printing industry is…
First Time 3D Printing User Creates Highly Detailed Models of SpaceX Rockets with Form 2 3D Printer
These days, it seems like nearly every part and component found on a rocket bound for space is 3D printed, from the thrust chamber assembly of an engine and rocket engine…
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…
Amid an Increasingly Competitive Market, Boeing Turns to 3D Printing for Satellite Production
Boeing has been on board with 3D printing for quite some time now. While numerous aerospace companies have been embracing the technology, Boeing is one of the more creative –…
US Government Authorizes Moon Express to Send Robotic Spacecraft with 3D Printed Components to the Moon in 2017
Could it really be possible that within the next decade, you can actually book a flight to the moon? Naveen Jain, the co-founder of privately funded commercial space company Moon…
