Lockheed Martin is pioneering the use of 3D printing technology to manufacture a metallic titanium dome as a fuel tank for a satellite. (This emphasizes the innovative aspect of 3D printing.)
Lockheed Martin reported that it successfully 3D printed a titanium dome with a diameter of 117 cm to be used as a fuel tank in a satellite. The printed tank passed quality tests earlier at Lockheed Martin Space in Denver, completing a multi-year development program aimed at producing large, high-pressure fuel tanks to carry fuel outside of satellites.
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“Our largest 3D-printed parts to date demonstrate our commitment to a future where we produce satellites twice as fast and at half the cost,” said Rick Ambrose of Lockheed Martin Space Systems. He noted that the manufacturing process at the Denver facility reduced production time for the domes in question by 87%, shortening the overall delivery timeline from two years to three months.