NASA builds 3D printed rover wheel prototype for future space exploration
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory which comes under the US Department of Energy took Additive Manufacturing to the next level by 3D printing the...
BLT produces metal 3D printing piping and turbopump components for a 100-ton liquid oxygen methane engine
Metal 3D printer manufacturer Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) relied on its metal AM technology to support Beijing Star Glory Space Science & Technology Company...
Agile Space Industries qualifies 6K Additive’s Nickel 625 powder for critical rocket parts
6K Additive, a division of AM material producer 6K Inc. and Agile Space Industries are working on the certification of Ni625 powder for space applications including...
NASA’s printed circuits may lead to more 3D printing applications
Engineers successfully tested hybrid printed circuits at the edge of space in an April 25 sounding rocket flight from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility near...
Collins Aerospace opens $14 million Additive Manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa
Collins Aerospace, a business of RTX, one of the largest aerospace and defense companies, recently opened a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing...
Marines demonstrate in-flight 3D printing aboard a U.S. Marine Corps aircraft
The Consortium for Additive Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) recently conducted a demonstration of in-flight 3D printing aboard...
University of Sheffield students build and test a metal 3D printed liquid rocket engine
The engine would be the first to be 3D printed by students in the UK and the most powerful student-built liquid rocket engine
A team...
Incus looks back at lithography-based metal manufacturing tests in the lunar environment
The project's goal was to develop a sustainable process that uses lunar resources and recycled scrap metals, eventually contaminated by lunar dust, to produce...
RapidFlight acquires Local Motors’ IP portfolio, underscoring its commitment to harness Additive Manufacturing
Local Motors is one of those companies that was gone too soon. With a catchy product, a 3D printed autonomous shuttle, Local Motors was...
Agile Space Industries to propel metal additive manufacturing and hypergolic propulsion test capabilities thanks to seed round of $13M
Agile Space Industries, an in-space propulsion solution provider recently closed a seed funding round of $13 million. The company plans to enhance its production operations...