Month: December 2015

NASA’s 3D printed rocket engine is a roaring success – next stop, Mars

Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre have built and tested a rocket engine using 3D printed components. The engine, whose parts were 3D printed using a printing process known as selecting laser melting (SLM), fired into life last week with roaring success, producing a thrust so powerful it is reported to have shaken the …

NASA’s 3D printed rocket engine is a roaring success – next stop, Mars Read More »