Aerospace Testing InternationalAerospace Testing International
  • News
    • A-E
      • Acoustic & Vibration
      • Avionics
      • Data Acquisition
      • Defense
      • Drones & Air Taxis
      • Electric & Hybrid
      • EMC
      • Engine Testing
      • Environmental Testing
    • F-L
      • Fatigue Testing
      • Flight Testing
      • Helicopters & Rotorcraft
      • High Speed Imaging
      • Industry News
    • M-S
      • Materials Testing
      • NDT
      • Simulation & Training
      • Software
      • Space
      • Structural Testing
      • Supplier News
    • T-Z
      • Technology
      • Telemetry & Communications
      • Weapons Testing
      • Wind Tunnels
  • Features
  • Magazines
    • September 2023
    • June 2023
    • March 2023
    • December 2022
    • SHOWCASE 2023
    • Archive Issues
    • Subscribe Free!
  • Opinion
  • Webinars
  • Events
    • All Events
    • Aerospace Test & Development Show
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Suppliers
    • Supplier Spotlights
    • Technical Papers
  • Jobs
    • Browse Jobs
    • Post a Job – It’s FREE!
    • Manage Jobs (Employers)
LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter)
LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter)
Subscribe to magazine Subscribe to email newsletter Media Pack
Aerospace Testing InternationalAerospace Testing International
  • News
      • Acoustic & Vibration
      • Avionics
      • Data Acquisition
      • Defense
      • Drones & Air Taxis
      • Electric & Hybrid
      • EMC
      • Engine Testing
      • Environmental Testing
      • Fatigue Testing
      • Flight Testing
      • Helicopters & Rotorcraft
      • High Speed Imaging
      • Industry News
      • Materials Testing
      • NDT
      • Simulation & Training
      • Software
      • Space
      • Structural Testing
      • Supplier News
      • Technology
      • Telemetry & Communications
      • Weapons Testing
      • Wind Tunnels
  • Features
  • Magazines
    1. Showcase 2024
    2. September 2023
    3. June 2023
    4. March 2023
    5. December 2022
    6. SHOWCASE 2023
    7. Archive Issues
    8. Subscribe Free!
    Featured
    3rd November 2023

    In this Issue – Showcase 2024

    Online Magazines By Ben Sampson
    Recent

    In this Issue – Showcase 2024

    3rd November 2023

    In this Issue – September 2023

    30th August 2023

    In this Issue – June 2023

    7th June 2023
  • Opinion
  • Webinars
  • Events
    • All Events
    • Aerospace Test & Development Show
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Suppliers
    • Supplier Spotlights
    • Technical Papers
  • Jobs
    • Browse Jobs
    • Post a Job – It’s FREE!
    • Manage Jobs (Employers)
LinkedIn YouTube X (Twitter)
Aerospace Testing InternationalAerospace Testing International
Space

3D printed parts to be used on NASA’s Orion mission

Ben SampsonBy Ben Sampson18th April 20182 Mins Read
Share LinkedIn Twitter Facebook Email

One of the 3D-printed parts to be used on the Orion spacecraft.

3D printer company Stratasys and 3D printing supplier Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies (PADT) are partnering with Lockheed Martin to produce parts for NASA’s Orion deep-space spacecraft.

Orion will send astronauts to the Moon and beyond. Orion’s next test flight, dubbed Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), will be the first integrated mission with the world’s most powerful rocket, the Space Launch System, where an un-crewed Orion will fly thousands of miles beyond the Moon during an approximately three-week mission.

The following flight, EM-2, will be the first manned mission to near the Moon since 1972. The mission will use more than 100 3D-printed production parts on board, developed in conjunction with Lockheed Martin, Stratasys and PADT.

The thermoplastic 3D-printed parts for NASA’s Orion vehicle are being produced at the Additive Manufacturing Lab at Lockheed Martin in conjunction with Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies using Stratasys 3D printers and materials.

The materials to be used include an electro-static dissipative variant of Stratasys’ Antero 800NA, a thermoplastic that the firm says offers high performance mechanical, chemical and thermal properties.

Brian Kaplun, manager of additive manufacturing at Lockheed Martin Space, said, “Working with PADT, Stratasys and NASA has enabled us to achieve highly consistent builds that move beyond the realm of prototyping and into production.

“We’re not just creating parts, we’re reshaping our production strategy to make spacecraft more affordable and faster to produce.”

The 3D-printed parts to be used on the spacecraft include a critical component situated just outside of Orion’s docking hatch. The part consists of six individual 3D-printed components locked together to form a ring on the craft’s exterior.

April 18, 2018

Share. Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Email
Previous ArticleUSA launches experimental “space warfighting” orbital platform
Next Article Test success for largest Mars mission parachute
Ben Sampson

Ben has worked as a journalist and editor, covering technology, engineering and industry for the last 20 years. Initially writing about subjects from nuclear submarines to autonomous cars to future design and manufacturing technologies, he was editor of a leading UK-based engineering magazine before becoming editor of Aerospace Testing in 2017.

Related Posts

Space

Space technology test center to be built in Snowdonia, UK

4th December 20233 Mins Read
Space

Ariane 6 rocket passes key launch pad test

28th November 20233 Mins Read
Space

Skyrora and Spirit to partner on rocket R&D

22nd November 20232 Mins Read
Latest Posts

Space technology test center to be built in Snowdonia, UK

4th December 2023

Gulfstream G600 completes world’s first transatlantic flight using 100% SAF

4th December 2023

Eve completes London eVTOL aircraft ATM simulation

30th November 2023
Supplier Spotlight
  • Treo – Labor für Umweltsimulation GmbH
Our Social Channels
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
Getting in Touch
  • Free Email Newsletters
  • Contact Us
  • Meet the Team
  • Media Pack
Related Topics
  • Aircraft Interiors
  • Business Jet Interiors
FREE WEEKLY NEWS EMAIL!

Get the 'best of the week' from this website direct to your inbox every Wednesday

© 2023 Mark Allen Group Ltd | All Rights Reserved
  • Cookie Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.