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Orbex 3D prints giant single-piece rocket engine using SLM 800 system
The large-format metal AM system features a 260x500mm powder bed that can build parts 800mm tall.Read more → -
Construction of Canada’s only commercial rocket launch site delayed
$200-million project in Canso, Nova Scotia, could eventually see as many as 12 satellites blast into orbit per year.Read more → -
SpaceX advances design and manufacturing stage of new “rocket of the future”
BFR rocket is slated for missions into Earth orbit, out to the moon and Mars and high-speed trips from point-to-point on Earth.Read more → -
Elon Musk asks QC company to design creeper seats for Falcon 9
Creepex designed under rocket mobility seats that will allow engineers to work comfortably under the belly of the rockets.Read more → -
NASA successfully tests 3D printed rocket engine part
The space agency is undertaking a series of tests with parts made using advanced manufacturing techniques that will make building future engines more affordable.Read more → -
NASA tests world’s most powerful rocket
Each part of SLS rocket must undergo numerous tests to ensure it's been designed, manufactured and integrated to withstand the stresses of launch.Read more → -
Rocket company comes one step closer to launching people into space
Blue Origin, led by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, successfully tested the escape system of its space capsule in remote west Texas.Read more → -
NASA begins constructing the world’s largest rocket
The SLS rocket was designed to support missions to the moon starting in 2018 and other deep space destinations.Read more → -
Hypersonic single-stage-to-orbit “space plane” wins backing from U.K.
Reaction Engines’ SABRE rocket and SKYLON plane receives 60 million pounds in government investment.Read more →
