The ground-breaking 30 kilonewton (kN) liquid bi-propellant engine was assembled over a period of three months and was precision welded at Skyrora’s Scottish production facility.

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The engine produces three-tonnes of thrust, which makes it one of the largest rocket engines to be developed in the UK.

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It has been constructed using additive manufacturing techniques and advanced materials. The method used to 3D print the engine was completed by “powder bed fusion”, where a laser is used to melt and fuse the metal powder together.

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The firm said 3D printing was chosen by Skyrora as it increases the accuracy of the components, drastically reduces part count, decreases manufacturing complexity and reduces the cost of the engine build significantly. READ MORE: Rocket firm secures base in Edinburgh Final assembly and precision tungsten inert gas-welding was completed at Skyrora’s production […]

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