D printing is revolutionizing rocket science by enabling on-demand space launches and advancing technological capabilities.

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 ...

BERTHOUD, Colo. (CBS Newspath/KCNC/WKRC) - When people think of building rocket engines, they probably think of the teams of scientists who spend hours, days, even years tediously pouring over every ...

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3D printing rocket engines? It seems like these days you can 3D print just about anything. We’ve talked about 3D printed next-gen perovskite solar panels, houses, and the development of advanced ...

One of these nine Rutherford engines used during the May 2022 There And Back Again mission could return to space later this year. Photo: Rocket Lab Reusability is the key to 21st century spaceflight, ...

Ever since SpaceX made reusability the most desirable trait of a spacefaring operation, all the companies working in this industry have shifted their attention toward making hardware that can fly to ...

New Zealand-based Rocket Lab has built a rocket engine that's not only 3D-printed -- it uses electric motors to drive the turbopumps. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's science ...

The unprecedented development of the space industry means not only that more and more aerospace companies are trying to make satellite launches affordable and effective but also that new launch ...

Lightweight rocket components mean more ambitious missions beyond Mars are possible. Engineers at NASA have managed to construct lighter rocket parts that don't melt using 3D printing and a novel ...

You’re exploring for precious metals on the moon but your lander’s engine needs a replacement part and that’s making it a little hard to concentrate. So, you do what anyone would do in the ...

A $50,000 grant from the Maine Space Grant Consortium will help Brunswick rocket-maker bluShift find out if the process is better when compared with standard industry processes. The funds are part of ...