NASA is no stranger to additive manufacturing. The company was among the most prominent early users for a long time. In … [Read more...]
Aerospace
The aerospace industry embraces 3d printing technology. NASA for instance prints combustion chamber liners using selective laser melting 3D printers and uses 3d printing for their next move on Mars.
Boeing Set to Use 3D Printed Titanium Parts for 787
Metal 3D printing has always been lauded for its industrial applications. One of its most promising uses is in aeronautical … [Read more...]
3D Printed Solar UAV that Spots Poachers in Africa
Toby Lankford, developer of aerial and personal robotics has developed a fully 3D printed solar UAV he calls Icarus 3.0 to … [Read more...]
The World’s First 3D Printed Copper Rocket Engine Parts developed by NASA
NASA has started to 3D Print a combustion chamber liner using selective laser melting 3D printers which is expected to … [Read more...]
3D printing a spaceship in space!
Imagine a spacecraft that could build itself by scavenging materials from space junk or asteroids. The “SpiderFab” project … [Read more...]
NASA uses 3d printing for their next move on Mars
With yesterdays success of NASA’s daring Curiosity landing, we’re one step closer to putting actual humans on this dessert … [Read more...]