An X-Ray Inspection System for rocket engines is set for further development following a European Space Agency contract award to Orbex and FORCE Technology.
Orbex is developing low-cost orbital launch services for small satellites and has production facilities in the UK and design facilities in Denmark, where consultants FORCE Technology are headquartered.
The X-Ray Inspection System will enable the two firms to carry out non-destructive, high-energy X-ray inspections of Orbex’s large-scale 3D-printed rocket engines prior to flight and is expected to become a key component of the Orbex engine testing regime.
The X-Ray Inspection System has already been demonstrated for non-destructive inspection of European launch propulsion systems. The next phase of development will see the system extended to be used with very large structures, including Orbex’s 3D-printed rocket engine chambers.
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