3D-Printed Platinum Spacecraft Thruster Passes Hot-Fire Tests | Video
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Reaching a a maximum throat temperature of 1253°C, an additively manufactured combustion camber and nozzle by Airbus Defence & Space survived 618 ignitions, a total operation time of over an hour and one continuous 32 minute burn.