, which is both fully 3D-printed and completely reusable. This will be a major step forward from the expendable Terran 1. Terran R's first stage, second stage and its payload fairing will all be reusable, the company has said. in June 2021 and aims to begin launching with it in 2024.
3D-printing, on the other hand,"simplifies the supply chain where our whole launch vehicle is only built with four raw metals," Ellis said, adding that the process also allows the company to adapt quickly as its rockets develop. But the scale of the company's 3D-printing capabilities are unique. During a 2021 tour of Relativity's California headquarters and printing facility, Josh Brost, Relativity's vice president of business development, showed Space.com how the company is looking to do things differently.A piece of 3D-printed metal at Relativity Space that was created to test 3D-printing techniques.An up-close look at 3D-printed material.
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