3D printed rockets
Google’s Eric Schmidt Steps in as Relativity Space CEO
See 3/10/25 update at the end of this article. In November 2024, Bloomberg reported that Relativity Space, the Long Beach, California company leveraging additive manufacturing (AM) to produce rockets, was “running low…
Bloomberg: 3D Printed Rocket Maker Relativity Space Facing Financial Challenges
According to a recently published article in Bloomberg, the Long Beach-based launch company Relativity Space — one of many entities claiming to have the “world’s largest” metal 3D printer —…
Supernova Launches Defense Division for 3D Printing Explosive Materials
After spinning out of Spain’s BCN3D in early 2024 on the back of its proprietary viscous lithography manufacturing (VLM) process, Supernova has announced the launch of a new division, Supernova…
NASA’s RAMPT Project is a Stellar Example of 3D Printing Industry Public-Private Partnerships
Amid the mounting pessimism in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry over the last few years, one of the rare bright spots has been the space industry. In this context, while…
US Navy Awards Contract to Ursa Major for 3D Printed Solid Rocket Motors
The Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies (NEST) Program has awarded a contract to Ursa Major to develop and test a solid rocket motor (SRM) prototype for the US Navy’s Standard…
Hypersonic Heats Up: CEO Joe Laurienti on the Success of Ursa Major’s 3D Printed Engine
“It’s only been about 24 hours now, so I’m still digesting it,” Joe Laurienti said. But even via Zoom, it was easy to notice that the CEO was satisfied. The…
$138M to Support Ursa Major’s 3D Printed Rocket Engines
Earlier this year, TechCrunch revealed that Ursa Major Technologies, the Colorado-based startup specializing in using additive manufacturing (AM) for modular rocket engines, had taken in $100 million in its Series…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Ursa Major, 3D Printed Munitions, AM Turnkey
Ursa Major announced it got more money from America Makes. After getting $3 million in 2021 it now is getting an additional $1.2 million to make more 3D printed rockets….
3D Printed Rocket Firm to Lead Reusable Rocket Market in China
Carrier rocket developer Deep Blue Aerospace looks forward to becoming the only commercial rocket company in China to compete with SpaceX’s launch vehicle technology. After four years of developing its…
Exec Leaves Microsoft for Rocket 3D Printing at Relativity Space
Relativity Space, the Los Angeles-based startup specializing in additive manufacturing (AM) rocket parts, has announced the hiring of (now former) Microsoft executive Scott Van Vliet to run its software engineering…
Rocket 3D Printing Gets IPO Boost via Rocket Lab SPAC Merger
3D printing is becoming a hot commodity once more as numerous startups make their way to the stock market via mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The latest is…
Korea Aerospace Research Institute: Trends in 3D Printed Rocket Launchers
Researchers from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute examine the fine details of 3D printing rocket parts, releasing the findings of their study in ‘Technology Trends in Additively Manufactured Small Rocket…
Stratodyne: New Space Company Wants to 3D Print Stratospheric Satellites and CubeSats
With a growing directory of space companies gaining momentum, research and development in rocket science, aerospace engineering, and space travel are at an all-time high. After a continuous decrease in…
NASA Stennis Space Center: Relativity to Expand Testing Facilities & Begin 3D Printing Robots
“Rockets built and flown in days instead of years” – Relativity, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA NASA continues to embrace 3D printing, but that is nothing new; in fact, they…
3D Printed Rocket Company Relativity Signs Agreement with Satellite Rideshare Provider Spaceflight
Venture-backed Relativity has been busily disrupting the aerospace industry for the last four years with its 3D printed rockets. Based in Los Angeles, the autonomous rocket factory and launch services leader…
Relativity Space 3D Prints 11-Foot-Tall Fuel Tank with Stargate 3D Printer
Relativity Space is not alone in wanting to 3D print rockets – there are plenty of companies with the goal of doing just that. What makes Relativity stand out, however,…
Rocket Lab and its 3D Printed Rockets Look Toward a Prolific Future
Rocket Lab started off 2018 with quite a bang, launching its partially 3D printed Electron rocket from its New Zealand launch site in January. This was the second launch and first…
3D Printed Rocket Manufacturer Relativity Space Receives $35 Million in Series B Funding
Relativity Space has big goals. The company, which was formed in 2015, wants to fully 3D print rockets with a giant 3D printer and almost no human intervention. In the…
