Innovative Space Carrier partners with WAAM3D to manufacture propellant tanks
Tokyo-based startup Innovative Space Carrier Inc. (ISC) announced a business alliance with UK-based WAAM3D, a spin-out company from Cranfield University, in connection with Aichi Sangyo Corporation, for manufacturing propellant tanks. This is one major...
Here is how Brinter’s 3D bioprinter will be used at the ISS!
To foster space exploration & terrestrial benefits via human spaceflight features, the European Space Agency (ESA) is searching for microgravity’s effects on human tissue. It helps them to create advanced solutions that keep astronauts...
Unusual Machines adopts HP’s multi-jet fusion for drone parts manufacturing
Unusual Machines, Inc.—known for its high-tech drone technologies—announced its adoption of HP's Multi-Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technology to move further with constructing drone parts, mostly First-Person View (FPV) drones.
In collaboration with OEM HP...
NASA partners with 3DCERAM Sinto for advanced ceramic 3D Printing in space missions
In partnership with Jacobs Space Exploration Group, the Marshall Space Flight Center, representing NASA, has shifted focus to advanced materials research, awarding a contract for the C1000 Flexmatic 3D Ceramic Printer to 3DCERAM Sinto,...
Rösler UK enhances Pratt & Whitney’s aerospace part finishing using shot-blasting system
At the Christchurch Engine Centre, post-processing expert Rösler UK has worked with Pratt & Whitney to improve their component finishing process. The project replaced an antiquated robot shot blasting equipment with a sophisticated, closed-loop...
RapidFlight and Thunder Tiger to explore the use of Additive Manufacturing for unmanned systems
A confirmed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between RapidFlight, a design, technology, and manufacturing company, and Thunder Tiger Group, a Taiwanese company, will strengthen Taiwan’s defense and commercial UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) capabilities.
RapidFlight is an...
Agile Space Industries on the use of Additive Manufacturing in in-space propulsion systems
Apart from electric propulsion systems used for commercial communications satellites, most of the rocket engines in service today are chemical rockets. This means that they rely on combustion reactions between a fuel and an...
Another 3D printer has been sent into space – this time, by Berkeley researchers
It’s not a trend yet but possibilities of using 3D printing into space are increasingly being explored in the industry. So far, examples that easily come to my mind include the Refabricator or the...
How a meteorite dust 3D printed LEGO® brick helps build astronaut shelters on the moon
We would have never thought that the famous LEGO bricks could someday be an inspiration to space engineers. Yet, here we are today about to share how scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA)...
How does AM transform aircraft design and production today?
It is no secret that an aircraft is a complex system that involves a long list of interior and exterior components designed to maintain safety, meet certification standards, ensure functionality, and enhance comfort. Given...