VoxelMatters

AFRL and Ursa Major complete flight demonstration of Draper liquid rocket engine

The AFRL and Ursa Major have completed a flight of the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD), powered by Ursa Major's ...
Metal AM magazine

LEAP 71 and HBD produce largest aerospike rocket engine to date

LEAP 71 and HBD have produced an additively manufactured aerospike rocket engine capable of generating 20 tons of thrust (200 ...
VoxelMatters

LEAP 71 and HBD show off giant 3D printed aerospike rocket engine with 200 kN of thrust

Explore the innovative collaboration between LEAP 71 and HBD in creating the largest 3D printed aerospike rocket engine.
TCT Magazine

LEAP 71 & HBD additively manufacture 200kN aerospike rocket engine

LEAP 71 and metal additive manufacturing (AM) firm HBD have additively manufactured an aerospike rocket engine that can generate 20 tons (200 kN) of thrust. At one-metre in height, the partners ...
Metal AM magazine

ARMD tested at supersonic speed with Ursa Major’s Draper liquid rocket engine

US AFRL and Ursa Major have conducted a flight test of the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD), powered by the Draper liquid rocket engine.
Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

Rocketdyne name will return in private equity partnership

“Rocketdyne is more than just a company, it’s the birthplace of U.S. rocket propulsion,” says AE Industrial Managing Partner Kirk Konert. “By taking the historic engine – the RL10 – and applying ...
War on the Rocks

The Additive Manufacturing Mirage in Defense

Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series exploring additive manufacturing. The Pentagon has poured unprecedented funds into additive manufacturing as a potential game-changer for ...