SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket company, will license 3D printing technology from Velo3D, a metal AM company based in California. Under the terms of the deal, Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) w…
BLT 3D printing supports first successful test launch of SpaceX rival LandSpace’s Zhuque-3 VTVL rocket
Private Chinese space company LandSpace has completed the first successful test launch and landing of its reusable Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 rocket. The “hop” test mission validated the company’s scheme for it…
TRUMPF’s new partnership to set sights on the Earth’s orbit and beyond
German technology company TRUMPF and European space travel start-up The Exploration Company have partnered to manufacture core components for spacecraft for missions in the Earth’s orbit and to …
BLT 3D prints key components for “world’s largest solid rocket”
Metal 3D printing technology from Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has played a key role in the development of Chinese aerospace firm Orienspace’s Gravity-1 Y-1 commercial carrier rocket. Said to…