Several years ago Tim Ellis had a very interesting idea. He wanted to take the speed and rapid prototyping of traditional 3D printing and combine it with the complexity of Aerospace. After many grueling days of trial by fire and facing defeat of engines failing to produce enough thrust or prints ultimately failing, Tim and his team at Relativity Space persevered.
Now, their company became the first to ever launch a 3D printed rocket. Terran One successfully launched on 22nd March 2023 paving the way for rocket manufacturing and providing crucial data for Relativity's next fully reusable rocket Terran R. Since the launch the team has been analyzing the data and printing the necessary changes to their engines and other systems to take Terran One into a full orbit.
Terran 1 is currently 85% 3D printed. The primary components that are not 3D printed are the electronics, plumbing lines, and hardware such as nuts, bolts etc.
The very impressive launch from 22nd March 2023
A glimpse of how these rockets are produced!
Combining the speed and rapid prototyping of traditional 3D printing with the complexity of Aerospace?
ReplyDeleteWhat an idea!
85% of the Terran One is 3D-printed? Very cool :-)
Thank you for sharing the two videos ^_^
It only takes one good idea (or bad) to revolutionize and change the direction of the world. Kudos to people like him to think beyond the box.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! And all I could think about is, if they are going public so I can buy shares of the company. 😉
ReplyDeleteI heard that spaceship is made of titanium, so they 3D print the components in titanium?
ReplyDeleteThe phenomenon of perseverance. By acknowledging our mistakes, we can learn from them and apply that knowledge to future endeavors, ultimately leading to greater success. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is very interesting, 85% 3D printed!
ReplyDeleteDude, even though this didn't launch when we were all watching it in class, it was still SO cool to see! Love this man!
ReplyDeleteTerran R will eventually offer customers a point-to-point space freighter capable of missions between the Earth, Moon and Mars. "Terran R is at the cutting edge of rocket innovation and design," said Zach Dunn, SVP of Engineering and Manufacturing at Relativity. "Fully reusable and entirely 3D printed, Terran R will be well suited to serve customers' evolving needs in the large satellite constellation industry, while also representing a significant leap towards achieving our mission of building humanity's industrial base off of Earth."
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