Left, large freestanding solid rhenium thruster (19" high × 10" diameter at base) fabricated by CVD, demonstrating Ultramet’s scale-up expertise; top right, freestanding parts of solid rhenium, tantalum, and tungsten formed by CVD; bottom right, monolithic CVD rhenium thrust chambers for tactical propulsion applications.

Left, large freestanding solid rhenium thruster (19″ high × 10″ diameter at base) fabricated by CVD, demonstrating Ultramet’s scale-up expertise; top right, freestanding parts of solid rhenium, tantalum, and tungsten formed by CVD; bottom right, monolithic CVD rhenium thrust chambers for tactical propulsion applications.