Specifically, at its Gorebridge site in Midlothian, it completed a 70kN rocket engine test as part of ESA's Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support Programme (CSTS). Edinburgh-based rocket company Skyrora has successfully completed a fully 3D-printed rocket engine test, marking a key ...
With the successful deployment of the “IoT 4 You and Me” mission, Rocket Lab not only enhances global connectivity through the Kinéis satellite constellation but also demonstrates significant advancements in rocket engine manufacturing. As the company’s stock experiences a notable surge, it ...
Rocket Lab, a company based out of the U.S. and New Zealand, is doing its own work to redefine the very rockets used to propel spacecraft from the surface of the Earth at a much lower cost. Now, the firm has justannouncedthat its unique Rutherford Engine, featuring critical 3D-printed...
“It’s easy for a company of five people to design parts and get them out to a service bureau to have them built,” he said. “You still have to test, of course, but you can do a lot of the smaller scale testing on your designs before you scale up or go into production. With...
A small start-up based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard is staking its claim among the next generation of rocket companies: by developing a rocket engine that it says is the world's largest 3D printed in a single piece. The simply-named company, Launcher, provided CNBC with a first look ...
Terran R will be outfitted with seven 3D-printed Aeon R rocket engines capable of 302,000 lb. thrust each, while its upper stage houses one Aeon Vac engine. Starting in 2024, Terran R will launch from Launch Complex 16, the company’s site at Cape Canaveral, where Terran 1 is also se...
The company has made their first LEO test flight of the printed Terran-1 rocket in 2023, so we just thought we would give them an honorable mention in this article as a reminder.You can see the Terran-1 undergoing a hot fire test in the video below....
SpaceXsaysit has been working with 3D printing for almost three years to perfect the technology for flight hardware. Late last year, the company 3D printed a SuperDraco engine chamber made of Inconel, a high-performance super alloy, using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS). The part was desi...
The CEO of 3D printed rocket engine company Launcher, has posted an interesting image of their new Launcher E-2 engine after it was... read more » 3D Printing Metal General Atomics Launch First 3D Printed Metal Parts Drone manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has teamed...
Rocket manufacturer, Skyrora, has created the largest hybrid printer of its kind in Europe to optimise the speed and efficiency of rocket parts.