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)...
Relativity Space’s 3D-printed rocket fails to lift off
The spacecraft successfully fired its first-stage engines but did not get off the ground during second launch attempt
Last Saturday was a day of false...
