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Spinoff story

NASA ‘RAMPT’ Up 3D Printed Engine Size

A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.

About this technology

Overview

Marshall Space Flight Center used Game Changing Development funding to work with RPM Innovations (RPMI) of Rapid City, South Dakota, on scaling up 3D printed engines. The work refined RPMI’s large-scale printing and proved it for space, where much of the company’s business now is.