Tag: 3d printing

From 20 to 22 March 2024, ESA’s Future Space Transportation preparation programme (Future Launchers Preparatory Programme – FLPP) hosted the ESA Space Transportation Pitch Week: a series of virtual events exploring new technological concepts for space transportation. In line with...

Paris, France (SPX) Feb 01, 2024
The realm of space manufacturing is set to witness a novel advancement as the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launches its first metal 3D printer to the International Space Station (ISS), marking a significant milestone in in-space manufacturing. This breakthrough, part of the Cygnus NG-20 resupply mission, places ESA at the forefront of exploring new manufacturing technologies in orbit

Sidus Space, a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company, has achieved another milestone by introducing its innovative Multi-Material 3D Printing Division. The Company’s expertise expands beyond traditional hardware and satellite manufacturing, now offering innovative engineering and advanced 3D printing services. The...

Paris (ESA) Nov 03, 2023
The European Space Agency (ESA) has once again pushed the envelope of technological innovation by 3D printing electromagnetic coils in pure copper, a leap forward in the design of versatile tools essential for a myriad of space missions. This breakthrough comes as a result of one of the over 2,000 research contracts completed under ESA's General Support Technology Programme (GSTP), an initiative

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 06, 2023
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is looking into ways to make space propulsion systems more cost-effective and reusable. The emphasis of their investigation lies in the 3D Printing for Low-Cost Space Components (3D-LoCoS) project. This project seeks to enhance the techniques of metal-based additive manufacturing, essentially 3D printing processes. This advancement will allow for the swifter, mo

It might look like some bizarre alien artwork but this is actually a frictionless gear mechanism, 3D-printed all in one in high-performance stainless steel, designed to enable the precise rotation of items such as satellite thrusters, sensors, telescope lenses...

A leader in large-scale industrial 3D printing, a market leader in space logistics and the European Space Agency teamed up to launch a new Grand Challenge: The COSMIC LFAM ESA Grand Challenge. Starting from today, 26 May 2023, you can...

The European Union, together with several larger aircraft manufactures, has an ambitious goal: to make hydrogen-fuelled airplanes a reality by 2030. This is a necessary step to turn air travel into a climate friendly enterprise, but one that comes...

Target reached for “Alba Cluster 3 & 4”, the recent new Alba Orbital space mission, that had a record breaking with 13 PocketQube satellites launched from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The nanosatellites had been integrated into 5 Alba’s deployers,...

Vaya Space announced the successful launch of its hybrid rocket from Mojave, California operating under an existing FAA waiver. The suborbital flight demonstrated its hybrid rocket design using 3D printed fuel grains created from recycled thermoplastics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldAB8SDmLMo This launch paves the...