Imagine you’re driving to work on a rainy day, when a distracted, reckless driver hits your car out of nowhere. With a “boom,” an airbag deploys faster than you can blink your eyes to save your life.

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, ...

Relativity Space launched its Terran 1 rocket earlier this year. Now it's turning its efforts to the much larger Terran R rocket capable of bringing large payloads into orbit. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his ...

Rocket engines today already rely heavily on 3D printing to squeeze out the best performance. But a group of students at ETH ...

The 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Relativity Space may make its debut flight later this month if all goes to plan. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In this video, we explore the significance of NASA's new 3D printed rocket engine, which is 20-30% more efficient than ...

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, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts is poised to blast off Wednesday on its debut launch. California-based Relativity Space is attempting to launch the rocket ...

Hopefully the third time will be the charm for Relativity Space and its 3D-printed rocket's inaugural blast into space. The Long Beach, California-headquartered space company has scheduled the third ...

With just over a minute to go before liftoff, a California aerospace startup opted to stand down from launching the world’s first 3D-printed rocket on its inaugural test flight. Relativity Space was ...

After its rocket failed to reach orbit last month, California-based Relativity Space doesn’t want to dwell on the past. Instead, the company is leaping forward with its next launch vehicle, which ...