Aerospace manufacturer Boeing has begun using 3D printing to ramp up its production of a Wideband Global SATCOM or ‘WGS’ satellite for the US Space Force. Working as part of a $605 million contr…
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Chinese start-up on a mission to cut rocket production costs by 80% with 3D printing
Chinese start-up SpaceTai has claimed its 3D printing technology is capable of slashing rocket production costs by as much as 80 percent. Although a relatively new arrival on the space scene, SpaceTai…
How 3D printing-enhanced MIG-31s permit Russia to threaten deployment of hypersonic weapons over Ukraine conflict, and how to stop them
With Russian tanks said to be rolling down the streets of the occupied Ukrainian cities of Donetsk and Luhansk, and Russia now in breach of the Minsk accords a full-scale conflict in the region is an …
Unique 3D printed catalyst bed transforms bleach into ‘safer’ rocket fuel
A New Zealand-based student engineer has developed a device that’s capable of converting everyday bleaching agents into rocket propellants. Working from his lab at the University of Canterbury, …
3D printed ‘AlbaPods’ deploy satellites in orbit after SpaceX launch
Scottish aerospace firm Alba Orbital has announced the successful use of its PocketQube launchers to fire several miniature satellites into orbit. 3D printed entirely from CRP Technology’s Windf…
NMIS-led consortium set to develop new hybrid DED 3D printing technology
An additive manufacturing consortium including Airbus, Safran Landing Systems, and the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has started working on a new hybrid directed energy deposition (…
Rocket Lab selected as a launch provider for NASA’s $300M ‘VADR’ orbital missions
Insiders and analysts have made their predictions on the 3D printing trends to watch out for. Find out more in our series focused on the future of 3D printing. California-based aerospace firm Roc…
TAI to 3D print 6 meter-long aerostructures with the “world’s largest” electron beam machine from Sciaky
Insiders and analysts predict the 3D printing trends to watch out for in our latest series of articles focused on the future of 3D printing. Metal 3D printing specialist Sciaky has revealed …
Astronauts test 3D bioprinted skin bandages in space
Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are testing 3D bioprinted bandages made of their own cells that could be used to better heal flesh wounds in space. The German Space Agency (DLR) is…
US Air Force invests $60M in the R&D of the ‘world’s fastest supersonic airliner’
Aerospace firm Boom Supersonic has gained a contract worth up to $60 million from the US Air Force (USAF) to accelerate the R&D of its upcoming ‘Overture’ supersonic flight-capable aircraft. …