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A message from the UC San Diego SEDS Chapter<\/a> (see also their newsletter ISSUU – SEDS Newsletter ’13<\/a>):<\/p>\n

University Students Successfully Test 3D-Printed Rocket Engine<\/strong><\/p>\n

A group of students forming the UC San Diego chapter of the organization known as Students for the Exploration and Development of Space represented the Jacobs School of Engineering when they conducted a hot fire test for a 3D-printed metal rocket engine that they, themselves designed. The rocket engine, aptly named Tri-D, was tested at the Friends of Amateur Rocketry launch site in the Mojave Desert on the morning of Saturday, October 5th.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a resounding success and could be the next step in the development of cheaper propulsion systems and a commercializing of space,\u201d said President Deepak Atyam.<\/p>\n

The students worked closely with NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center to research the feasibility of additively manufactured rocket engines and designed an injector plate that employed the greatest features of 3D-printing technology. This method of constructing rocket engines opens possibilities for a whole new level of design with relatively few constraints, when compared to conventional methods of fabrication. Using additive manufacturing technology to print whole rocket engines greatly benefits the aerospace industry by cutting development costs to a fraction of what is associated with conventional manufacturing methods.<\/p>\n