Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center tested NASA's first 3D
printed rocket engine prototype part made of two different metal alloys through an innovative advanced manufacturing process.
Ursa Major is developing high performing, 3D -
printed rocket engines at a fraction of the cost of traditional engines.
Last month, U.S. air force gave a contract to Aerojet to work on standards to build 3D
printed rocket engines.
Not exact matches
Atyam has worked at Space - X, GLXP Team Moon Express, Purdue's Zucrow Laboratory, NASA JPL (x2), LaRC (x2), and MSFC starting from the age of 17 and has led multiple successful NASA funded projects including the production and testing of the first and second fully 3D
printed liquid
rocket engine from a university.
Now, researchers have come up with a way to 3D
print tough and flexible stainless steel, an advance that could lead to faster and cheaper ways to make everything from
rocket engines to parts for nuclear reactors and oil rigs.
Engineers have successfully hot - fire tested an RS - 25
rocket engine with a large 3 - D
printed part for the first time, marking a key step toward reducing costs for future
engines that power NASA's new heavy - lift
rocket, the Space Launch System.