This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Oliver Hitchens, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of ...

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

Sustainability is a factor that’s being considered not just for all types of vehicles on Earth, but also for those that travel to outer space. With so many startups joining the satellite and small ...

The previously used Rutherford engine passed qualification tests and is set to make history as the first 3D-printed engine to reach space for a second time. Reading time 3 minutes Reusability is the ...

Relativity Space launched the world's 3D printed rocket on March 22, 2023. Though the rocket failed to reach orbit, it did pass some important milestones on its maiden voyage. "It was, at least from ...

The volatile nature of space rocket engines means that many early prototypes end up embedded in dirt banks or decorating the tops of any trees that are unfortunate enough to neighbor testing sites.

You’re exploring for precious metals on the moon but your lander’s engine needs a replacement part and that’s making it a little hard to concentrate. So, you do what anyone would do in the ...

The unprecedented development of the space industry means not only that more and more aerospace companies are trying to make satellite launches affordable and effective but also that new launch ...

Private space company Launcher demonstrated its E-2 rocket engine's capabilities on April 21st, 2022. The E-2 is a "closed cycle 3D-printed, high-performance liquid rocket engine" that Launcher has ...

New Zealand-based Rocket Lab has built a rocket engine that's not only 3D-printed -- it uses electric motors to drive the turbopumps. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's science ...

BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS Newspath/KCNC/WKRC) - When people think of building rocket engines, they probably think of the teams of scientists who spend hours, days, even years tediously pouring over every ...