To help break down barriers to space research, MIT engineers have demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. Their device, which can be produced rapidly and for a ...

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Researchers demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The low-cost device can be fabricated more quickly than traditional thrusters, potentially from on board a ...

NRC IRAP chips in $335,000 to boost Markham company’s manufacturing capabilities for medium-lift rocket engines.

Ever since SpaceX made reusability the most desirable trait of a spacefaring operation, all the companies working in this industry have shifted their attention toward making hardware that can fly to ...

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 ...

NASA's Reactive Additive Manufacturing for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (RAMFIRE) project test-fired a 3D-printed engine nozzle at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. See the test in ...

SINGAPORE—China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025, marking a ...

Is it real? Well, yes and no. “While it’s not to scale, this 1.5 inch long model was made entirely from direct metal laser melting and required no assembly,” explains GE in another tweet. Does it work ...

Students from the San Diego chapter of the University of California test-fire a new 3D-printed engine, making UC San Diego the very first university to “additively manufacture” a rocket engine. The ...