NASA 3D Prints the World’s First Full-Scale Copper Rocket Engine Part

NASA 3D Prints the World’s First Full-Scale Copper Rocket Engine Part
3DPrint.com, 22 April 2015
http://3dprint.com/59881/nasa-3d-prints-copper-rocket/

NASA’s latest innovation with 3D printing comes with their recent breakthrough; 3D printing full-scaled copper rocket engine parts. In trying to save both time and money, the organization has begun using selective laser melting 3D printers to create a combustion chamber liner that is able to function at extremely high and low temperatures.