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Defense Innovation Unit’s TACTILE Program Achieves First Missile Launch w/ 3D Printed Propellant
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), an agency within the US Department of Defense (DoD) focused on commercial scaling of emerging technologies, has announced the successful launch of a single-stage rocket…
Daring AM: NASA’s Partnerships, STEM Boost, and Upcoming ISS Cargo Launch
In the current landscape 2023, it’s evident that, despite challenges, NASA remains on course. The promise and potential of space technology were evident in 2022, which marked a record year…
3D Printed Rocket from Relativity Space Successfully Lifts Entire AM Industry
On March 22, 2023 at 11:25 p.m. EST, Relativity Space successfully launched the world’s first 3D printed rocket, as a part of a flight test the company named “Good Luck,…
Relativity Space’s 3D Printed Rocket Launch Called Off
Relativity Space’s highly awaited blast of its 3D printed rocket was scrubbed. An issue with the temperature of the propellants on the rocket’s second stage meant the launch was called…
New Player in Space: X-Bow’s Test Rocket Reaches Orbit with 3D Printed Motors
Just four months after coming out of stealth mode, space technology company X-Bow Launch Systems successfully launched its first rocket in a test carried out in partnership with the Department…
Relativity Space Braces for 2022 Demo Launch of 3D Printed Rocket Terran 1
Los Angeles 3D printed rocket company Relativity Space is getting closer to a Summer launch as promised by its VP of Business Development Joshua Brost during this year’s Additive Manufacturing…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 11, 2022: Software, Research, & More
We’re starting with an interesting new software function in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as CoreTechnologie’s 4D_Additive can now repair 3D scan data and STL files. Business is next, as…
Aussie Space 3D Printing Advances with AU$52M Grant to Gilmour Space
Gilmour Space Technologies is one of the most active companies in Australia’s emerging commercial space sector. Since 2013, it has been developing low-cost hybrid launch vehicles for small satellites using…
First Rocket from UK Soil: the Orbex Prime 3D Printed Rocket
In what could be considered a major step forward for the United Kingdom (UK)’s space program, Orbex announced it will be the first company to launch its rocket into orbit…
The Countdown to the “Don’t Stop Me Now” Mission Has Begun for Rocket Labs
Space is one of the most attractive frontiers for humans and 2020 has been one of the most exciting years for space exploration. For starters, companies are sending rockets to…
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…
3D Printed Gnome Launches into the Stratosphere to Celebrate 100 Years of Polish Independence
My hometown mascot is the panther…or at least it’s the mascot for all of our sports teams. After each touchdown the high school football team scores, you’ll hear a panther snarl…
Vector Has Another Successful Test Flight of the Vector-R Launch Vehicle, Featuring a 3D Printed Engine Injector
In May, Vector Space Systems, headquartered in Arizona, launched a successful test flight of its Vector-R launch vehicle engineering model. The Vector-R, which features a 3D printed engine injector, was…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 30, 2017
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, Gilmour Space Technologies has secured Series A funding to develop its hybrid-engine rockets that use 3D printed fuel, while Oventus Medical signs a manufacturing…
Vector Space Systems Launches Test Flight of Vector-R Rocket, Featuring 3D Printed Engine Injector
Almost a year ago, commercial launch provider Vector Space Systems, which was founded by the original SpaceX team and based in Tucson, successfully launched its P20 sub-orbital satellite prototype, featuring…
Middle School Students Design and 3D Print Container to Hold EIS Academy Experiments During Suborbital Rocket Launch
Classroom experiments are usually pretty interesting, and even fun…unless you’re dissecting a rat in biology class, of course (that was not a fun day for me, or the rat). A…
Singapore Startup Uses 3D Printed Fuel to Launch Self-Made Rocket in Australia
The use of 3D printing technology for space exploration has grown to be quite a common occurrence. NASA has recently claimed to use specially formulated 3D printed ceramics to create…
