Telecommunications satellites being designed and built by French aerospace manufacturer Thales Alenia Space (TAS) will include the largest 3D printed spacecraft parts ever made in Europe.
The parts made for the Koreasat-5A and Koreasat-7 telecommunications satellites will be created using a 3D printing technique called the ‘powder bed additive manufacturing process’. The parts will be used as telemetry and command antenna supports and are made of aluminium. The parts for the two satellites are identical measuring 45cm x 40cm x 21cm,…
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