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Hot firing of world’s first 3D-printed platinum thruster chamber

Submit on Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 22:57

The world’s first spacecraft thruster with a platinum combustion chamber and nozzle made by 3D printing has passed its baptism of fire with a series of firings lasting more than an hour and 618 ignitions.

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