The Dubai company tested the world’s first liquid rocket engine designed by AI (video)
LEAP 71 company from Dubai did a revolutionary breakthrough in the rocket industry by successfully testing the world’s first liquid rocket engine designed entirely by artificial intelligence. This innovative 5kN kerosene/liquid oxygen engine was designed using the Noyron computational model with the PicoGK geometric kernel created by LEAP 71.
The entire design process took less than two weeks after the specifications were approved, and the 3D printing of the components took only a few days. The engine started successfully on the first attempt, confirming its characteristics.
The engine components were 3D-printed from copper alloy in Germany. To prevent copper melting in the combustion chamber, where the temperature reaches 3000 °C, a fuel cooling system through built-in channels was used.
“Our approach allows us to significantly reduce the development and production time of rocket engines to a few weeks, while traditional engineering requires months or even years“, said Josephine Lissner, director of LEAP 71.
LEAP 71 plans to use test data to further improve its model and is working with aerospace companies from the US, Europe and Asia to commercialize its designs. This innovation promises to lower the cost and increase the availability of space technology.
