Australia boosts sovereign space manufacturing with UniSQ-backed 3D printed thruster

September 29th, 2025

Australia has marked a milestone in domestic space manufacturing with the successful production of the nation’s first bimetal rocket thruster using multi-material 3D printing, under a program led by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ).

The thruster, developed by Space Machines Company (SMC), was manufactured at CSIRO’s Lab22 facility using a Nikon SLM Solution SLM280 2MA metal printer.

Read more: https://www.australianmanufacturing.com.au/australia-boosts-sovereign-space-manufacturing-with-unisq-backed-3d-printed-thruster/