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Californian rocket manufacturer Relativity Space has introduced the latest version of its Stargate 3D printer.
According to Relativity Space, its fourth-generation system “defies traditional printing constraints” in that it manufactures horizontally, feeding multiple wires into a single printhead. Using its new machine, the firm is developing and producing parts of the Terran R, an upcoming rocket that’s set to be capable of launching up to 20,000 kg into low Earth orbit (LEO).
“Large-scale products that are designed to fly will inevitably be 3D printed,” said Tim Ellis, Co-founder and CEO of Relativity Space. “The lighter a product is, the better it performs, and when 3D printing that product,…