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New Frontier Aerospace says it has put its 3D-printed Mjölnir rocket engine through a series of successful hot-fire tests.
A combination of eye-tracking cameras and an internal array of lenticular lenses produces the 3D effect, maintains it as long ...
In a groundbreaking fusion of technology and aerospace engineering, 3D-printed rockets are changing the game. This video ...
In this video, we explore why 3D printing rockets is such a game-changer, how Relativity Space plans to compete with SpaceX, and what this could mean for the future of reusable, scalable spaceflight.
The other challenge—the actual production of the engine—has only just become possible, with China’s new 3D-printing behemoths capable of producing parts that are 6.56-by-6.56-by-3.60 feet.
A 3D-printed rocket engine tested by Leap 71 last year. Photo: Leap 71 The company is now developing engines that require industrial 3D printers with build volumes close to two metres. Such printers, ...
Rocket Lab manufactured the Rutherford via additive manufacturing, a process in which a massive 3D printer meticulously layers materials — in this case, powdered metals — one at a time.
Taiwo left Virgin Orbit in 2021 to work for 3D printing stalwart 3D Systems in 2021, before founding Solideon at Techstars the following year. The Bay Area-based rocket-printing service has raised ...
What has changed, however, are the means of getting there. Since Apollo 11, rockets have changed immensely with innovation being the name of the game and in most recent years that has created additive ...