Rocket engine is fully printed on the 3d-printer to create a "wave of the hand"

Could not pass this party video channel SpaceX:


The feeling that you will get either the world of "Johnny Mnemonic", or "Iron Man".

Elon Musk says that people interact with computers c «unnatural» 2d-way and demonstrates how in the coolest company in the world with this "fight." Unnatural flat mask image takes applies Oculus Rift.

Naturally, that the drawings are designed in a professional program, and what is shown in the video is more suitable for presentations, but still looks impressive. Special thanks to the mask created (regular) precedent of using 3d-printers in the area of ​​serious and useful (and not print figures, whistles and pistols).

Similar 3d-printers "available" for everyone. Here I describe the case to create a microreactor for refining (150mm x 50mm x 50mm) stainless steel, for the price it cost $ 500 is made through 3d-printing service in St. Petersburg (in Moscow too there).

September 5, 2013 Elon Musk published record Twitter that they printed on the engine 3d- printer.

May 30, 2014 at the presentation of Musk presented the passenger version of its spacecraft Dragon ( note Habré about it, and 10 minutes of video of this post shows this engine.



Source: habrahabr.ru/post/228407/