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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…
SENER Aeroespacial and CATEC 3D print metal antenna for ESA’s PROBA-3 space mission
SENER Aeroespacial, the aerospace arm of Spanish engineering and technology group SENER, and the Centre for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) in Seville, have collaborated to develop a 3D printe…
ESA lays groundwork for 3D bioprinting bone in space
A European Space Agency (ESA) project undertaken at the University Hospital of Dresden Technical University (TUD) has proven the ability to 3D print biological matter in a space-like environment. Turi…
ESA initiates Design4AM with Siemens and Sonaca for metal 3D printing
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to Europe’s largest industrial automation specialist, Siemens, in order to develop an aerospace design and production software for metal 3D…
Relativity Space “completely 3D printed” rocket to send Telesat satellites into LEO
Relativity Space, a California-based aerospace company, has signed a contract with Telesat, a Canadian communication satellite maker and operator. According to the agreement, the 3D printed Terran 1 s…
ESA’s new 3D printer will defy build volume restraints as well as gravity
In January 2019, the European Space Agency (ESA) and German technology group OHB SE launched a consortium to develop a large-scale 3D printer for use in zero-gravity conditions. Named the IMPERIAL Pro…
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…
ESA contracts OHB to develop large-scale 3D printer prototype for the ISS
OHB SE, a German space and technology group, has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) through its subsidiary, OHB System AG, to develop a 3D printer prototype for the International S…
€500,000 available in Metalysis and ESA space exploration competition
The European Space Agency (ESA) and UK metallurgic company Metalysis have launched a €500,000-reward competition to devise systems that will aid space exploration. The competition is to design a proce…