It wasn’t. Rocket Lab manufactured the Rutherford via additive manufacturing, a process in which a massive 3D printer meticulously layers materials — in this case, powdered metals — one at a ...

Firehawk Aerospace, headquartered in Addison, Texas, is bringing new technology and processes to the rocket motor market. “We ...

The company, which was the first to send 3D printed rockets into space ... It launched its Terran 1 rocket in 2023, but it failed to reach orbit. Relativity Space declined to comment further ...