NASA used 3D printing to create a rocket nozzle for deep space missions. It is part of the space agency’s Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE).

NASA's Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE) project test-fired a 3D-printed engine ...

NASA hot fire tested an aluminum 3D printed rocket engine nozzle. Aluminum is not typically used for 3D printing because the process causes it to crack, and its low melting point makes it a ...

The company has finalized the investigation of the nozzle anomaly on the ... network from NASA during flight. Unlike the Solid Rocket Boosters from the Space Shuttle era, there are no plans ...

In 2019, NASA awarded a $383 million contract to Bechtel to design and build a second mobile launcher that will be used to transport the SLS rocket to its launchpad for the upcoming Artemis 4 ...

specifically can you 3D print the rocket grain itself? By using the resin as a fuel and mixing in a potent oxidiser (ammonium perchlorate specifically – thanks for the tip NASA!) he has some ...

NASA will not be firing rockets into the moon’s darkest umbral shadow, only its lighter outer penumbra. That’s because NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia—from where ...

An early mockup of NASA's now-retired winged orbiters ... shuttle's external tank and two prototype solid rocket boosters. It was also outfitted with engine nozzles, two of which were were ...

Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck started his own rocket company after NASA turned him down. Today, Rocket Lab launches satellites for NASA and the company is currently worth approximately ...

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS ... The main change from the initial Block 1 vehicle to the Block 1B version of the rocket is the larger, higher performance Exploration Upper Stage (EUS).

Spacecraft rocket engines come in a variety of forms and use a variety of fuels, but most rely on chemical reactions to blast propellants out of a nozzle ... Credit: NASA, public domain Before ...

DRACO’s revised launch date has to do with NASA joining ... explosively through a nozzle to create thrust. With nearly five times the propellant efficiency of chemical rockets, NTP can help ...