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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A 3D printed component from Sciaky lands on the moon on board Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission
Sciaky, a 3D printer manufacturer known for developing an Electron Beam AM process capable to produce large-scale parts, fabricated an engine component included in...
Liebherr and Airbus achieve Additive Manufacturing milestone with EASA-approved flex shaft
Liebherr-Aerospace, a first-tier supplier of aerospace parts, has integrated a 3D-printed flex shaft in the Airbus A350 high lift system. The unit has been...
3D printed rocket motors: Ursa Major achieves a milestone with its Draper engine hotfire
Ursa Major achieves a milestone with the successful hotfire test of the Draper, a liquid engine that the company claims has “the storability of...
Honeywell on the use of ceramic 3D printed molds to make turbine blades
In a recent conversation, Brian Baughman and Curtis Swift from Honeywell Aerospace, shared with 3D ADEPT Media that their team relied on ceramic 3D...
Wipro 3D and ISRO manufacture the PS4 3D printed rocket engine of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Wipro 3D a provider of 3D printing services, joins forces with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), to manufacture a PS4 3D-printed rocket engine....