NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has successfully 3D printed and tested a new rocket engine nozzle as part of its Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial R…
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…
L3Harris to ‘accelerate innovation’ in aerospace and defense with $4.7BN Aerojet Rocketdyne acquisition
US aerospace and defense contractor L3Harris Technologies has announced plans to acquire rocket propulsion system manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne. Once finalized, the deal will see the combination of …
GKN Aerospace to supply main and upper-stage turbines and Vulcain nozzles for the next 14 launchers
GKN Aerospace, a US-based additive manufacturing center of excellence, has signed a contract to supply the next phase of Ariane 6 turbines and Vulcain nozzles with ArianeGroup, a French aerospace comp…
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: June 2020
June of 2020 yielded a number of major business deals, including government-backed contracts with the likes of Photocentric and Nextflex. Stratasys underwent a major restructuring, VELO3D made strides…
Interview: How 3D printing is enabling PythomSpace to build a private space transportation system
After announcing his company’s 3D printed full-scale rocket engine is set to undergo hot tests this side of Christmas, PythomSpace co-founder Tom Sjogren explains how the firm is leveraging 3D printin…
ArianeGroup successfully tests fully-3D printed combustion chamber for ESA rocket engine
Aerospace firm ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus and Safran, has announced that it has successfully tested its first combustion chamber produced entirely by 3D printing. The 3D printed comb…
Rocket Lab’s 3D printed Electron Rocket enters final testing ahead of U.S Space Force mission
California-based aerospace company Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket has been raised onto its launchpad ahead of the company’s upcoming mission with the U.S. Space Force. The rocket, powered by its 3D pri…
FIT Additive Manufacturing Group develops novel 3D printed aerospace components
FIT Additive Manufacturing Group, a German 3D printing service provider, has developed novel aerospace components in collaboration with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), ArianeGroup, and HAUNI Group…
ESA completes first test fire of ArianeGroup 3D printed rocket engine
The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed the first hot fire testing of a full scale, 3D printed rocket engine demonstrator named BERTA (Biergoler Raumttransportaengine/Biergoler space transport d…