SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, will license 3D printing technology from Velo3D, a metal AM company based in California. Under the terms of the deal, Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) w…
3D printing to support the UK’s new £1 billion hypersonic missile program?
90 organizations have been selected to support the development of the United Kingdom’s first advanced hypersonic missiles. Ranging from universities to global weapons manufacturing firms, the en…
BLT 3D prints key components for “world’s largest solid rocket”
Metal 3D printing technology from Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has played a key role in the development of Chinese aerospace firm Orienspace’s Gravity-1 Y-1 commercial carrier rocket. Said to…
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: July 2023
July 2023 was a month dominated by developments in additive manufacturing for space applications, the scalability of metal powder, and large format 3D printing. Review all the 3D Printing Industry Ne…
AMCM developing new 8-laser M 8K metal 3D printer for space rocket production
Time is running out! Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023. AMCM, a Germany-based partner company of 3D printer manufacturer EOS, has announced the development of its newest meta…
Agile Space Industries seeking to 3D print lunar rocket engine with 6K Additive’s Ni625 powder
Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023. Aerospace propulsion system developer Agile Space Industries is pursuing certification of Ni625 powder from Industrial 3D printing material…
ESA-funded Accelerator selects two 3D printing companies to advance in-orbit manufacturing
Satellite Applications Catapult, leading the Business in Space Growth Network (BSGN) In-orbit Manufacturing Accelerator (IMA), has included two 3D printing companies, Photocentric and Deployables Cube…
Skyrora tests new 3D printed 70kN rocket engine in preparation for commercial launch to orbit
Edinburgh-based private rocket manufacturer Skyrora has begun full-duration testing to qualify the updated design of its 3D printed 70kN rocket engine. Skyrora’s Skyprint 2 3D printers have been used …
Farsoon 3D printing used to build China’s largest reusable rocket engine
Chinese aerospace firm Galactic Energy has turned to 3D printing to build the country’s largest reusable rocket engine to date. Galactic Energy’s Welkin 50-ton LOX/kerosene engine features more …
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: July 2022
Interested in reading more about the year’s biggest 3D printing news? You can access our full 3D Printing Industry Review of the Year series here. Heading into the second half of 2022, the 3D pr…