Putting payloads into model rockets can be more complex than simply shoving stuff into an open spot, so [concretedog] put some work into making a modular payload tube for his current rocket. The nose ...

Relativity Space launched the world's 3D printed rocket on March 22, 2023. Though the rocket failed to reach orbit, it did pass some important milestones on its maiden voyage. "It was, at least from ...

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When you look back on your university days, what is your most cherished memory? Is it a certain test that you aced? A drunken frat party you attended? How about the time your class 3D printed an ...

As preparation for a commercial launch, Skyrora has 3D printed a new model of its orbital rocket engine ready for landmark tests. The Edinburgh-based rocket company – which has developed its own ...

Rocket engineering is shifting from painstaking machining and welding to a world where engines and tanks emerge from printers as single, sculpted pieces of metal. Instead of treating 3D printing as a ...

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 ...

Rockets could soon leave Earth's atmosphere equipped with parts made by 3D printers. Here, an Atlas 5 ULA (United Launch Alliance) rocket carrying a satellite for the Defense Meteorological Satellite ...

For a factory where robots toil around the clock to build a rocket with almost no human labour, the sound of grunts echoing across the parking lot make for a jarring contrast. “That’s Keanu Reeves’ ...

Since the industrial revolution, although technology has greatly improved the average standard of living on Earth, the negative outcome of these improvements has led to an increase in pollution and ...