Space agencies around the world are making use of 3D printing to save precious weight and costs, whether it be in space or launching off the ground. And, today, the European Space Agency (ESA) performed the world’s first hot fire tests of a 3D printed platinum combustion chamber and nozzle for a spacecraft thruster.
Steffen Beyer of Airbus Defence & Space, manager of the project, relayed, “This is a world first. The firings included a single burn of 32 minutes, during which a maximum throat temperature of 1253°C was attained.…
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