A combustion chamber with undetected flaws, or a nozzle with clogged internal channels observed during a hot fire test, can set a rocket programme back months. At NASA‘s Marshall Space Flight Center, that risk has pushed engineers to treat additive…
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AMAA 2026: How to Catalyze AM Adoption – Insights from Outlook Lab
The headlines for the AM industry from 2015 and 2016 were specific in their promises. “Additive manufacturing to grow 40% annually, disrupting traditional supply chains by 2020.” “3D printing: the revolution that will change everything.” None of it landed quite…
Beehive Industries Buys Two Cincinnati Machine Shops
US-based propulsion manufacturer Beehive Industries has acquired the assets of Able Tool Corporation and its subsidiary Planet Products Corporation, two precision machine shops in the Greater Cincinnati area. The deal lands as the company’s Frenzy engine moves into full-rate production,…
Rocket Lab to Buy Iridium in New Deal, Forming Vertically Integrated Space Company
Nasdaq-listed launch and space systems company Rocket Lab Corporation and global satellite network operator Iridium Communications have signed a definitive agreement for Rocket Lab to acquire Iridium, valuing Iridium shares at $54 a piece through a combination of cash and…
AMAA 2026: Northrop’s Single Piece Tanks Created a New Certification Challenge
In additive manufacturing for space hardware, the parts easiest to print are often the hardest to certify. A forging and a weld seam unified into one printed piece sounds like pure upside, until someone has to prove it will not…
AMAA 2026: Authentise Targets Technical Data Package Bottleneck with AI-Driven Workflow Tool
In additive manufacturing (AM) in aerospace and defense, documentation overhead is one of the most persistent barriers to getting parts into production. Boeing was sitting on a substantial backlog of technical data packages for casting and 3D printed parts, at…
AMAA 2026: NASA JPL details 3D printed lattice design for Mars Sample Return impact protection
With AMAA: Aerospace, Space & Defense returning to place mission-critical additive manufacturing applications under the spotlight, our pre-event series returns to focus on speakers from across the sector examining where 3D printing is moving from design freedom into functional hardware.…
AMAA 2026: NADCAP’s New Aerospace Audit Framework
Aerospace’s most rigorous supplier audit program spent 35 years perfecting its understanding of conventional manufacturing processes, and now applies the same scrutiny to additive manufacturing. Our series on additive manufacturing in aerospace continues with Richard Freeman, Principal Staff Engineer at…
U.S. Air Force to Outfit Entire C-17 Fleet with 3D Printed Drag-Reduction Devices
The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, working alongside the Air Force Research Laboratory and Air Mobility Command, have developed small blade-shaped aerodynamic inserts, formally designated microvanes, and tested them on a limited number of C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft. Each…
Norsk Titanium and Airbus Take RPD from Proof to Production
Norwegian additive manufacturer Norsk Titanium has signed a Cooperation & Research Agreement (CRA) with Airbus, moving their relationship from program-specific supply into a structured, multi-year industrialization effort. The agreement targets the qualification of Norsk Titanium’s proprietary Rapid Plasma Deposition technology…
