Space system manufacturer Redwire has unveiled plans to deploy 3D printing onboard an upcoming commercial space station known as the ‘Orbital Reef.’ Led by Blue Origin and Sierra Space, the project co…
Tuskegee set to help develop NASA’s Artemis lunar lander using 3D printing
NASA’s ambitious Artemis program will see two astronauts returning to the surface of the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 touched down in December of 1972. To achieve this by 2024, the U.S. spa…
3D Printing News Sliced: Blue Origin, Digital Alloys, COBOD, 3D Hubs, Euspen, DTU
In this edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced, we have news from Blue Origin, Digital Alloys, COBOD, 3D Hubs, and Euspen. Read on to learn more about advanced precision in 3D printing, a home-…
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…
Launcher takes lead in space-race with new largest 3D printed rocket engine
Avid readers will remember news last week that British spaceflight company Orbex had produced the largest, single-piece 3D printed rocket engine in the world. However, just over 7 days since this anno…
Blue Origin begins construction of $200 million rocket engine factory
Blue Origin, LLC, the private American aerospace company of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has started building a factory in Huntsville, Alabama for its 3D printing-inclusive rocket engines. Set to open in 20…
Relativity Space to launch 3D printed rockets from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Relativity Space, a Californian aerospace startup, has signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force to operate its own launch facility on one of their sites. The agreement permits the company to test its…
Launcher succesfully test-fires EOS 3D printed copper rocket engine
Founded in 2017, Launcher is using 3D printing to develop a liquid oxygen (LOX)/kerosene rocket to transport satellites into low-Earth orbit. Now, with the successful test firing of a 3D printed coppe…
3D printing news Sliced MakerBot, Blue Origin, BigRep, Xometry, Dassault Systèmes
Who will win the race to space: Blue Origin or SpaceX? Can classroom educators become 3D printing experts? Would you wear 3D printed lingerie? How can additive manufacturing restore historical art pie…
Relativity Space planning to use Stargate 3D printer to make rockets on Mars
Based in Los Angeles, Relativity Space is developing a new 3D printer for, “scaling and sustaining an interplanetary society”. Since founding in 2015, Relativity Space has received $10 million in fund…