Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
During his project with the European Space Agency’s Navigation Laboratory, PhD researcher Lionel Tombakdjian from Université Côte d'Azur in France explored ways to make resilient antennas for satellite navigation simple and cheap – by 3D printing them.
This sped-up timelapse captures a 4-hour-long printing process.
Read more: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/The_tiny_lens_antenna_with_big_potential
Copyright: L. Tombakdjian
Access the video on the ESA video library: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/03/3D_printing_a_Luneburg_lens
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During his project with the European Space Agency’s Navigation Laboratory, PhD researcher Lionel Tombakdjian from Université Côte d'Azur in France explored ways to make resilient antennas for satellite navigation simple and cheap – by 3D printing them.
This sped-up timelapse captures a 4-hour-long printing process.
Read more: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Engineering_Technology/The_tiny_lens_antenna_with_big_potential
Copyright: L. Tombakdjian
Access the video on the ESA video library: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/03/3D_printing_a_Luneburg_lens
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