Canadian aerospace company NordSpace has received advisory support and up to $335,000 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) for an R&D project supporting the development of medium-lift rocket engines. According to…
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3D Printing as a Manufacturing Enabler for Student-Built Humanitarian Drones
Italian engineering company Xenia Materials has partnered with Fly-Mi EUROAVIA Milano, a student association at Politecnico di Milano, to support the development of O.L.I.V.I.A., an autonomous fixed-wing drone created for humanitarian missions. The project, which earned third place, was created…
Airbus Leverages Wire‑DED to Produce Large Titanium Aircraft Parts
European multinational aerospace corporation Airbus is adopting wire‑Directed Energy Deposition (w‑DED), a 3D printing technique, to manufacture large titanium components for its aircraft. Unlike other 3D printing technologies, w‑DED is practical for producing structural parts of substantial size because it…
ESA Invests €73 Million in SWISSto12’s HummingSat Satellite Program
SWISSto12, a provider of satellite systems and RF technologies developed using additive manufacturing, has announced it will receive €73 million ($84.8 million) from European Space Agency (ESA) member states through the HummingSat ARTES partnership. This investment is set to accelerate…
Innospace Achieves Support-Free 3D Printing of Titanium Aerospace Components
South Korea–based aerospace and defense company Innospace has produced a spherical titanium pressure vessel without internal supports using its proprietary low-overhang 3D printing method. The dome was fabricated with Ti-6Al-4V Grade 23 and designed, simulated, and built using Oqton’s 3DXpert…
LandSpace Files for $1BN IPO, Spotlight on Investor Interest in AM for Space Launch
Chinese space launch company LandSpace has filed for an IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market, seeking to raise ¥7.5 billion (approx. $1 billion), at a time when AM is moving from a development tool into a core production technology for orbital…
Momentus Unveils 3D Printed Fuel Tank for Upcoming Vigoride-7 Mission
Momentus, a U.S.-based provider of in-space transportation and infrastructure services, has completed the development of a 3D printed fuel tank that will undergo flight testing aboard its Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle. The component was produced in collaboration with Velo3D, a…
Aerospace & Defense Set to Become 3D Systems’ Fastest-Growing Industrial Business
U.S.-based 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has reported notable developments in its Aerospace & Defense (A&D) segment, driven by revenue growth projections, a major U.S. facility expansion, and technological advancements. These initiatives aim to meet rising demand for secure domestic…
LEAP 71 Tests AI-Generated 20 kN Methalox Rocket Engines
Dubai-based engineering company LEAP 71 has completed hot-fire tests of two 20 kN methane–liquid oxygen rocket engines developed in less than three weeks, moving from initial specifications to ignition. The engines were generated entirely by the company’s Large Computational Engineering…
Stratasys Powers Airbus Production with Over 25,000 Flight-Ready 3D Printed Parts Annually
Stratasys, a U.S.-based manufacturer of polymer 3D printing systems, is powering Airbus production of more than 25,000 flight-ready components each year. The aircraft maker, which first adopted additive manufacturing for a spare crew seat component, now has over 200,000 certified…
