Velo3D, The 3D Printer SpaceX Could Not Buy, Eyes Major Expansion

Fuselage adaptor parts
Fuselage adaptor parts for Boom Supersonic made by Velo3D additive printers.
Credit: Velo3D Photos
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell likes to say that her company does not do mergers and acquisitions. Asked in a late March panel during Satellite 2022, Shotwell said that besides quietly buying Swarm Technologies last year, there was a deal with an unidentified small...
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