After successfully testing a 3D printed rocket engine, Aerojet Rocketdyne has been awarded a contract from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to develop and demonstrate large-scale 3D printing. The contract, secured through the Defense Production Act Title III Office, will see the manufacturer of rocket and missile propulsion systems use multiple large selective laser melting machines for liquid rocket engine applications for national security space launch services. The GenCorp company will redesign large, traditionally manufactured components to be fit for 3D printing.
Vice president of Space Launch Systems at Aerojet Rocketdyne, Steve Bouley, describes how their research with 3D printed rocket parts will directly contribute to the new contract, “We have developed and successfully demonstrated additive-manufactured hardware over the last four years but the machines have been limited in size to 10-inch cubes.…
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