Aerospace - TCT (Page 18)

Race to Space: Project Sunride's record-breaking 3D printed liquid rocket engine

A liquid rocket engine built under the Sunride Project and successfully fired as part of the Race to Space initiative is believed to be the first metallic 3D printed rocket engine to be built and successfully tested by students in the UK.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 11 Dec 2023

Science Fact: The experts in 3D printing with resources found in outer space

This isn’t just science fiction anymore.” The words of Dr. Amit Bandyopadhyay of Washington State University as we begin our conversation over Zoom. Bandyopadhyay has been a professor at the university since 1997.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 11 Dec 2023

ICON's advanced construction 3D printing know-how to support DARPA's 10-year Lunar Architecture study

Advanced construction 3D printing company ICON has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to take part in its ten-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) capability study.

By Sam Davies

/ 6 Dec 2023

Project Olympus concept render for lunar construction. - BIG and ICON

Nikon SLM Solution sells 900th metal 3D printer with Safran installing NXG XII 600 machine

Safran says the NXG XII 600 metal 3D printer will be essential to the serial production of qualified parts tailored to current and future aircraft engine programmes.

By Sam Davies

/ 6 Dec 2023

Space Bound: MIT researchers create completely 3D printed sensors for satellites

In August 2022, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) published research from a team that created completely digitally manufactured plasma sensors for satellites such as CubeSats, known as retarding potential analyzers (RPAs).

By Oliver Johnson

/ 6 Dec 2023

Oerlikon 'realigns' German AM business and consolidates production in the United States

Oerlikon has announced that it plans to ‘strategically realign’ its additive manufacturing business and consolidate its AM production in the United States. The company says this decision is due to the US being he largest growth market for its technol

By Oliver Johnson

/ 5 Dec 2023

Night & Day: Sidus Space on its use of 3D printing to design a lightweight satellite

As he extols the virtues of the technology facilitating a satellite weighing less than 100kg, Tony Boschi shows the depth of his experience with the repeated use of two words: rapid prototyping.

By Sam Davies

/ 5 Dec 2023

Australia's SpIRIT nanosatellite with 3D printed radiator launches on board SpaceX rocket

The SpIRIT nanosatellite is operated by the University of Melbourne, and was built in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency, and several Australian SMEs, including metal 3D printing company Titomic.

By TCT Team

/ 4 Dec 2023

SpIRIT nanosatellite features 3D printed thermal management system - Titomic

Honeywell & Boeing provide an update on the AM Forward initiative

TCT speaks to Brian Baughman (BB), Chief Engineer of Additive Manufacturing at Honeywell Aerospace, and Melissa Orme (MO), Vice President of Boeing Additive Manufacturing, to find out what progress has been made with AM Forward.

By Laura Griffiths and Sam Davies

/ 1 Dec 2023

President Biden with AM Forward founding partner CEOs at launch event in Cincinnati, OH. - ASTRO America

Ursa Major raises $138 million in Series D & D-1 funding rounds

The initial Series D round was completed earlier in the year, but fundraising was extended due to ‘strong interest in accelerating development on several future programmes.’

By Sam Davies

/ 1 Dec 2023

Orbital Space to lean on CRP Technology's Windform 3D printing materials as part of Lunaris Moon Mission

CRP Technology has partnered with Orbital Space to help the UAE-based aerospace company develop parts for its Lunaris Moon Mission.

By Sam Davies

/ 22 Nov 2023

Ursa Major aiming to address USA's solid rocket motor shortage with launch of 'Lynx' 3D printing approach

Rocket engine and motor manufacturer Ursa Major has developed a process which leans on additive manufacturing and a product-agnostic tooling system to rapidly produce multiple scalable solid rocket motors (SRM).

By Sam Davies

/ 17 Nov 2023

Ripley engine on test stand at Ursa Major HQ. - Ursa Major