Airbus and Oerlikon sign a €3.8 million deal to produce industrial 3D Printed satellite components
In their ten-year collaboration, Airbus and Oerlikon announce the signing of a €3.8 million contract to produce industrial 3D printed satellite components.
Both companies have...
Weighing 8 pounds (3.6 kg), 3D printed in Inconel, PTC demonstrates the capabilities of DfAM with this jet engine
Software company PTC has demonstrated the capabilities of DfAM by showcasing fully 3D-printed jet engine at its LiveWorx 2023 premier event. Designed in its Creo CAD...
NASA reveals that 3D printed rocket Terran 1 included nine additively manufactured engines made of its alloy
Remember Terran 1, Relativity Space’s rocket that recently launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida? The rocket made a real splash as...
Additive Talks: How to navigate the challenges of low-cost propulsion systems enabled by Additive Manufacturing?
With the increasingly competitive aerospace market, the satellite industry has witnessed a shift from the traditional GEO (Geostationary Earth Orbit) large satellite model (>500...
The reasons why Relativity Space bids goodbye to Terran 1, the 3D printed rocket that recently launched
A couple of days ago, the whole AM aerospace and space industries joined Relativity Space in a milestone that we should forever cherish: the...
Virgin Orbit finally files for bankruptcy – A great loss for the 3D printing space niche
Virgin Orbit, the Virgin Galactic spin-off couldn't secure the funding it needed to continue operating. The company founded by Richard Branson in 2017 aimed...
Additive Talks: How to navigate the challenges of low-cost propulsion systems enabled by AM?
For non-experts in the field, talking about space often comes down to dreaming of the day when space travel will be as easy and...
A step of the NASA Mars Dune Alpha project involves 3D printing of batteries from lunar and Martian soil
A couple of years ago, we talked about the NASA Mars Dune Alpha project that aims to 3D print future habitats on Mars. So...
Relativity’s 3D printed Terran 1 rocket finally launches but fails to reach orbit
There have been a lot of hurdles – which might have questioned AM’s capabilities for aerospace – but Relativity Space lived up to its...
NASA creates two new institutes that will focus on Additive Manufacturing & Quantum Technology
NASA has announced the creation of two new institutes to develop technology in critical areas for engineering and climate research.
Two new Space Technology Research Institutes (STRIs)...