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Our first aerospike rocket thruster. 5 kN (1,125 lbf) kerolox. Aerospikes are among the hardest rocket engines to develop. Few teams have successfully hot-fired liquid-propellant versions, and none has yet flown to space. Although the geometry is radically different from a conventional bell nozzle, the governing physics are the same. That makes aerospikes an ideal fit for Noyron, which generates engines from underlying physical principles rather than from CAD drawings. An aerospike turns the conventional nozzle inside out. Its toroidal geometry eliminates the fixed outer bell wall, which forces a conventional thruster to choose one atmospheric regime. A sea-level bell nozzle sacrifices performance at high altitude. A vacuum-optimized nozzle cannot be operated safely at sea level. Aerospikes are efficient under all atmospheric conditions, making them highly relevant for reusable upper stages that fly back from space to the launch site. Cooling them is the biggest challenge. Our engine uses liquid oxygen to regeneratively cool the inner spike and kerosene fuel to cool the outer shroud. The resulting warm LOX gives the engine a nice Isp boost. We hot-fired this engine in December 2024. Its early success encouraged us to pursue aerospikes as a parallel track across our engine programs.

Our first aerospike rocket thruster. 5 kN (1,125 lbf) kerolox. Aerospikes are among the hardest rocket engines to develop. Few teams have successfully hot-fired liquid-propellant versions, and none has yet flown to space. Although the geometry is radically different from a conventional bell nozzle, the governing physics are the same. That makes aerospikes an ideal fit for Noyron, which generates engines from underlying physical principles rather than from CAD drawings. An aerospike turns the conventional nozzle inside out. Its toroidal geometry eliminates the fixed outer bell wall, which forces a conventional thruster to choose one atmospheric regime. A sea-level bell nozzle sacrifices performance at high altitude. A vacuum-optimized nozzle cannot be operated safely at sea level. Aerospikes are efficient under all atmospheric conditions, making them highly relevant for reusable upper stages that fly back from space to the launch site. Cooling them is the biggest challenge. Our engine uses liquid oxygen to regeneratively cool the inner spike and kerosene fuel to cool the outer shroud. The resulting warm LOX gives the engine a nice Isp boost. We hot-fired this engine in December 2024. Its early success encouraged us to pursue aerospikes as a parallel track across our engine programs.

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Our 20 kN MethaLOX bell-nozzle engine post hot-fire. This engine was generated by the same Noyron Computational Engineering Model as our aerospike. The engines look entirely different but are simply two expressions of the same thruster DNA.

Our 20 kN MethaLOX bell-nozzle engine post hot-fire. This engine was generated by the same Noyron Computational Engineering Model as our aerospike. The engines look entirely different but are simply two expressions of the same thruster DNA.

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Noyron allows us to design complex machinery and iterate at unprecedented speeds. Experimentation is the mother of innovation. CAD-based workflows penalize iteration, whereas computational models allow us to be even playful with the design of complex objects.

Noyron allows us to design complex machinery and iterate at unprecedented speeds. Experimentation is the mother of innovation. CAD-based workflows penalize iteration, whereas computational models allow us to be even playful with the design of complex objects.

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Made in Dubai. We printed this 200 kN MethaLOX Aerospike rocket engine with HBD out of Inconel 718. The refined version of this thruster will power the fully reusable upper stage of the Oryx spacecraft made by Aspire Space.

Made in Dubai. We printed this 200 kN MethaLOX Aerospike rocket engine with HBD out of Inconel 718. The refined version of this thruster will power the fully reusable upper stage of the Oryx spacecraft made by Aspire Space.

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20 kN cryogenic methane / liquid oxygen rocket engine ready to fire. Generated autonomously in a matter of hours by the Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model. Metal 3D-printed in copper (CuCrZr). From pure spec to test in less than 3 weeks.

20 kN cryogenic methane / liquid oxygen rocket engine ready to fire. Generated autonomously in a matter of hours by the Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model. Metal 3D-printed in copper (CuCrZr). From pure spec to test in less than 3 weeks.

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Sub scale version of our hypersonic precooler - generated from the same Noyron DNA as the large 1.5m version we printed with Farsoon.

Sub scale version of our hypersonic precooler - generated from the same Noyron DNA as the large 1.5m version we printed with Farsoon.

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Multimaterial metal Additive Manufacturing will unlock entirely new designs for electromagnetic systems. Here’s another Noyron-engineered example. We produced this motor with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft IGCV process. It needs a third, insulating material to be functional.

Multimaterial metal Additive Manufacturing will unlock entirely new designs for electromagnetic systems. Here’s another Noyron-engineered example. We produced this motor with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft IGCV process. It needs a third, insulating material to be functional.

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Drawing attention with our massive hypersonic precooler concept: 1.6m tall, metal 3D-printed with Farsoon.

Drawing attention with our massive hypersonic precooler concept: 1.6m tall, metal 3D-printed with Farsoon.

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We manufactured the world's largest 3D-printed aerospike rocket engine with HBD Metal 3D Printing. Building on the same Noyron DNA as our already-tested engines, this behemoth stands a meter tall and targets 200 kN (45,000 lbf) of force.

We manufactured the world's largest 3D-printed aerospike rocket engine with HBD Metal 3D Printing. Building on the same Noyron DNA as our already-tested engines, this behemoth stands a meter tall and targets 200 kN (45,000 lbf) of force.

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One of our favorite parts we showed this year. The massive Noyron-generated hypersonic precooler we printed with Farsoon Technologies

One of our favorite parts we showed this year. The massive Noyron-generated hypersonic precooler we printed with Farsoon Technologies

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Multi-material metal 3D printing will unlock completely new dimensions in engineering. We manufactured this bi-metal Aerospike engine with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft IGCV experimental production process in 2023, one of the first applications of PicoGK and Noyron.

Multi-material metal 3D printing will unlock completely new dimensions in engineering. We manufactured this bi-metal Aerospike engine with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft IGCV experimental production process in 2023, one of the first applications of PicoGK and Noyron.

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An animation of a Noyron-generated multi-material 3D-printed spherical reluctance motor. As multi-metal-and-insulator 3D printing becomes available, sophisticated electromagnetic systems like these can be built. Created by the Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model.

An animation of a Noyron-generated multi-material 3D-printed spherical reluctance motor. As multi-metal-and-insulator 3D printing becomes available, sophisticated electromagnetic systems like these can be built. Created by the Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model.

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Impossible to build just 12 months ago, Farsoon Technologies manufactured our hypersonic precooler last October. Standing more than 1.5m high (5ft), it is one of the most complex, probably THE most complex metal-printed part ever created. Noyron allows us to engineer these objects, but it takes intense collaboration to push the limits of the production process, and encode the real life constraints into to our Computational Engineering Model. Shown last at Formnext in Germany, you will now be able to see at TCT Asia in Shanghai (March 17-19).

Impossible to build just 12 months ago, Farsoon Technologies manufactured our hypersonic precooler last October. Standing more than 1.5m high (5ft), it is one of the most complex, probably THE most complex metal-printed part ever created. Noyron allows us to engineer these objects, but it takes intense collaboration to push the limits of the production process, and encode the real life constraints into to our Computational Engineering Model. Shown last at Formnext in Germany, you will now be able to see at TCT Asia in Shanghai (March 17-19).

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Aerospike jingle bells edition. While giving it a few hammer blows to loosen copper powder from printing, we realized it makes for a decent steel drum. Merry Christmas everyone.

Aerospike jingle bells edition. While giving it a few hammer blows to loosen copper powder from printing, we realized it makes for a decent steel drum. Merry Christmas everyone.

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We may have gotten a bit too close to the exhaust, but another successful hot-fire. 6 kN kerolox thruster printed from Inconel 718. Generated by Noyron. No humans were harmed in the design process (no CAD) or during the hot-fire (safe in the bunker).

We may have gotten a bit too close to the exhaust, but another successful hot-fire. 6 kN kerolox thruster printed from Inconel 718. Generated by Noyron. No humans were harmed in the design process (no CAD) or during the hot-fire (safe in the bunker).

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Huge shoutout to Farsoon Technologies for being able to manufacture our alien artifact. Just a year ago, nobody could have built this. The amount of detail and the sheer size of this metal printed hypersonic precooler is pushing the limits of what is imaginable today. Noyron FTW. #Formnext

Huge shoutout to Farsoon Technologies for being able to manufacture our alien artifact. Just a year ago, nobody could have built this. The amount of detail and the sheer size of this metal printed hypersonic precooler is pushing the limits of what is imaginable today. Noyron FTW. #Formnext

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It’s great to finally see the manufactured result in person: the largest monolithic aerospike ever produced, 200 kN, 1 m tall, generated by the Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model and produced by HBD Additive Manufacturing on one of the world’s largest metal 3D printers.

It’s great to finally see the manufactured result in person: the largest monolithic aerospike ever produced, 200 kN, 1 m tall, generated by the Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model and produced by HBD Additive Manufacturing on one of the world’s largest metal 3D printers.

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We are in the final preparations to test fire our first cryogenic methane engine, a 20 kN (2 tons force) rocket thruster generated without human intervention by the Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model.

We are in the final preparations to test fire our first cryogenic methane engine, a 20 kN (2 tons force) rocket thruster generated without human intervention by the Noyron Large Computational Engineering Model.

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