The aerospace industry embraces 3D printing technology. NASA 3D prints combustion chamber liners and uses 3d printing for their next move on Mars.
PEEK is an extremely strong, durable, mechanically and chemically resistant material. PEEK is often compared with aluminum alloys, but PEEK is lighter than aluminum, making it the perfect ...
Read More »Remotely scanning extraterrestrial environments requires quite a lot of state-of-the-art technology. Aside from the space travel tech, there is the problem of building the actual sensors ...
Read More »UK start-up Orbex has just built the world's largest 3D printed rocket engine. The engine is unique in that it is the first one printed entirely as a single piece without any joins. This ...
Read More »NASA's Nebraska Space Grant office has just issued Copper3D a research grant for thermoplastic printing applications in space. Both organisations are looking test the antimicrobial ...
Read More »Northrup Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft recently made its way to the international space station with some very important cargo. The craft is carrying crucial equipment for exploration in tons ...
Read More »Space is the harshest of all environments, offering few materials and limitations on power usage. While these intense factors still serve as major hurdles, 3D printing is helping mitigate ...
Read More »For a while now, NASA have been gathering up submission concepts for their 3D printed habitat competition. The various contestants all presented their ideas for what they consider to be an ...
Read More »With the field of spaceflight and aerospace manufacturing buzzing with new entrants, it's sometimes hard to stand out. These are start-ups like no others, building possibly the hardest ...
Read More »Lockheed Martin has just finished quality testing a fuel tank for orbital satellites. The company has reduced lead times and cost effectiveness through producing it in 3 parts. 3D printing ...
Read More »NASA have announced plans to fund a project from Made in Space regarding asteroid 3D printing. Reconstituting Asteroids into Mechanical Automata (RAMA) is receiving $100,000 for the first ...
Read More »British architect Norman Foster just unveiled his firm's designs for potential colonies on Mars or the moon. Along with his firm Foster + Partners, the architect is looking to change the way ...
Read More »Relativity Space has just secured a military project with the Pentagon. This is a major step forward for their 3D printed rocket designs. The company is currently working on a transport ...
Read More »The European Space Agency (ESA) is to receive a first of its kind prototype microgravity 3D printer for additive manufacturing in space. The machine in question, the Additive Layer ...
Read More »3D printing has had a storied history with outer space and especially with NASA. In keeping with this tradition the Germany-based BAM Institute has successfully printed a wrench in zero ...
Read More »An award-winning research project has just revealed the possibility of 3D printing human waste for use during space flight. The research team outlined a means of turning fecal matter into ...
Read More »Researchers at Virginia Tech have just achieved a groundbreaking new 3D printing method. Using mask-projection micro-stereolithography, they have printed the highest temperature polymer to ...
Read More »Remember that scene in Apollo 13 where the main crew dispose of all their waste in the depths of space? They'd be kicking themselves if they found out what a useful resource they had just ...
Read More »As machines are developing more and more autonomy, apparently so are 3D printers. Researchers at Carleton University in Ottawa are working on a self-replicating 3D printer. If successful, ...
Read More »NASA is no stranger to additive manufacturing. The company was among the most prominent early users for a long time. In keeping with this trend, they are planning to add 3D printed radiation ...
Read More »NASA has a long history of leveraging the advantages of 3D printing for its operations. They have already made use of EBAM and SLA. This time around, they have developed a new 4D fabric that ...
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