Tag: 3-D printing
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Relativity Space launches 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket but falls short of orbit
Methane-tinged blue flames blaze from the engines on Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket during liftoff from its Florida launch pad. (Relativity Space / Michael Baylor) More than seven years after it was founded in a Seattle co-working space, Relativity Space launched its first 3D-printed rocket on a test mission that began with a triumphant glow…
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Relativity hires Microsoft’s Scott Van Vliet to boost its Factory Operating System for 3D-printed rockets
Relativity Space uses giant 3-D printers to produce components for its Terran rockets. (Relativity Space Photo) Relativity Space, the startup that was founded in Seattle and is now building 3D-printed rockets in Southern California, has brought in a Microsoft executive to lead its growing software engineering team and expand upon its AI-powered “Factory Operating System.”…
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Relativity Space raises $500M to speed up plan to build and launch 3D-printed rockets
Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis stands alongside a 3D-printed rocket component. (Relativity Space Photo) Relativity Space says it’s brought in another $500 million in investment to speed up its effort to build entire orbital-class rockets using 3D printing. The startup — which was founded in Seattle less than five years ago and is now headquartered…
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Relativity Space is moving its HQ to a huge robotic rocket factory in Long Beach, Calif.
An artist’s rendering shows Relativity Space’s autonomous rocket factory in Long Beach, Calif. (Relativity Space Illustration via Business Wire) Relativity Space, the rocket company that was born in Seattle and headed south to Los Angeles, says it’s moving into a new 120,000-square-foot headquarters and factory in Long Beach, Calif., that will use giant robotic 3-D…
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Relativity Space raises $140M to stay on track for 3D-printed rocket’s launch
Relativity Space co-founders Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone check out a fully 3D-printed rocket segment at the company’s L.A. headquarters. (Relativity Space Photo via Business Wire) Four years after it was founded in Seattle, Relativity Space has landed its biggest infusion of capital to date — and says the $140 million investment will fully fund…
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Spaceflight strikes a deal to put rideshare satellites on Relativity Space’s rocket
An artist’s conception shows Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket lifting off from Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (Relativity Space Illustration) Seattle-based Spaceflight has signed a launch services agreement to put payloads on Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket. Relativity, a startup that got its start in Seattle but is now headquartered in…
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Astronauts install Tethers Unlimited’s 3-D printer plus recycler on space station
NASA astronaut Anne McClain installs Tethers Unlimited’s Refabricator recycling and 3-D printing payload aboard the International Space Station. (NASA Photo via Tethers Unlimited) NASA astronauts on the International Space Station have installed the first integrated 3-D printer and plastic recycler to go into orbit, and it’s currently being checked out for experiments that are due…
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Tethers Unlimited’s 3-D printer and recycler is ready for delivery to space station
Payload development engineer Marko Baricevic of Tethers Unlimited Inc. conducts flight certification tests at Marshall Space Flight Center. (NASA Photo / Emmett Givens) There’s nothing new about having a 3-D printer in space, but how about a 3-D printer that also recycles plastic to turn old stuff into new? Just such a gizmo is due…
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How small satellites tackle big challenges, from orbital manufacturing to exoplanets
An artist’s conception shows the HaloSat X-ray-detecting mini-telescope against a background of stars and nebulas. (HaloSat / Univ. of Iowa Illustration) LOGAN, Utah — No one has ever built a satellite in space, but thanks in part to a team of students from Idaho, that could soon change. Other teams are building miniaturized satellites to look…
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Tethers Unlimited delivers 3-D printer and recycler combo to NASA for space station
Tethers Unlimited’s Refabricator is a recycler and 3-D printer in one unit, which is about the size of a dorm-room refrigerator. This is the technology demonstration unit that’s been undergoing tests at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. (NASA Photo / Emmett Given) Tethers Unlimited Inc. says it’s delivered a combination 3-D printer and…