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First 3D printed rocket Relativity Space.

Posted on March 1, 2021 Updated on December 8, 2022

Relativity Space to build the first rocket 3D Printing factory.

According to Relativity CEO Tim Ellis Relativity Space, ¨the 3D-printing rocket builder, is making another big bet: Developing a fully reusable rocket, designed to match the power and capability of SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rockets.

Really an obvious evolution. It’s the same architecture, the same propellant, the same factory, the same 3D printers, the same avionics and the same team.

I’ve always been a huge fan of reusability. No matter how you look at it – even with 3D printing, and dropping the cost, and [increasing the] automation of a launch vehicle – making it reusable has got to be part of that future.¨

Relativity Space unveils a reusable, 3D-printed rocket to compete with SpaceX’s Falcon 9

3D Rocket From Relativity Space Secures Dedicated Rideshare Mission For 2022

Relativity’s 3D-printed engine has completed a mission duty cycle test-firing