NASA’s latest generation of 3D printed rocket engines is not just a materials experiment, it is a direct assault on the cost ...

A Wednesday evening debut launch of a rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts failed three minutes into its flight, crashing down into the Atlantic Ocean before it could reach orbit. The ...

For a failed rocket launch, there sure was a lot of cheering. When Relativity Space, a California start-up that aims to compete against SpaceX, finally launched its Terran 1 rocket manufactured almost ...

A new rocket, the world's first made up of mostly 3D-printed components and fueled by liquid natural gas, blasted off on its maiden flight Wednesday night and climbed out of the lower atmosphere only ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- An ambitious plan to send payloads into space is riding on a 3D-printed rocket. The rocket scheduled to launch from Florida Wednesday looks a lot like others, but at its base ...

Relativity Space, a Long Beach-based aerospace company, made history with the successful launch of the worlds first-ever 3D printed rocket out of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on ...

Relativity Space, a well-funded startup, is going all-in on additive manufacturing. But is that too much of a good thing? The once pristine white floors featured in Relativity Space’s PR photos are ...

Orbex announced Feb. 24 that it has commissioned what it says is Europe’s largest 3D printer to produce rocket engines for its Prime launch vehicle. Credit: Orbex VALETTA, Malta — On the heels of ...

A rocket made almost entirely of printed metal parts made its debut launch Wednesday night, but failed after three minutes of flight — far short of reaching orbit. The uncrewed vessel, Terran 1, ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Oliver Hitchens, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of ...

[Integza] was reading about a World War II-era rocket plane created near the end of the war by the Germans. The Heinkel He-176 wasn’t very practical, but he was intrigued when he read the rocket was ...

Relativity Space stage 1 3D-printed rocket being installed at Cape Canaveral, Fla. If this summer's Terran1 launch from Cape Canaveral is a success, Relativity Space will be the first aerospace ...