Pentagon To Demo Additive Manufacturing For Rocket Motors

Terran 1

Relativity Space largely 3D-printed its Terran 1 rocket, which the Pentagon says could be a model for additive manufacturing for rocket motors.

Credit: Relativity Space
The Pentagon plans to start demonstrations with non-traditional companies to showcase solid rocket motors produced using additive manufacturing as it continues to address one of the most stressed areas of its weapons supply chain. Bill LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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