Relativity, the Los Angeles-based manufacturer of 3D-printed rockets, has signed its first public commercial contract with Telesat, the longtime vendor of satellite services for telecommunications and business information.
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Relativity Space aims to build rockets using enormous 3D printers.
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Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis on how the space race is benefiting from the use of 3D printing to make rockets.
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Our vision is to 3D print the first rocket on Mars
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Tim Ellis, who previously worked at Blue Origin, and Jordan Noone, a former employee of SpaceX, started Relativity Space in 2016 to use 3-D metal printing technology to build rockets more easily and with fewer parts. The firm has raised $45 million and is testing those 3-D printed parts. Its ultimate goal: To build an entire rocket from 3-D printed parts, making satellite launches easier and more affordable.
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Relativity Space, a 3D printing rocket startup, recently made a notable executive hire. Brandon Pearse, who previously held roles at Virgin Galactic and SpaceX, is now Relativity Space’s Vice President (VP) of avionics and integrated software.
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But one of the latest players to enter the commercial spaceflight industry, Relativity Space, thinks we can take the concept even farther. Not content to just 3D print rocket components, founders Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone believe the entire rocket can be printed.
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There is no wiggle room once you land on Mars. You either have what you need to survive, or you die.
That risk is dramatically portrayed in the sci-fi book and movie " The Martian," in which a stranded astronaut survives on leftover potatoes, freeze-dried feces, and a lot of gumption.
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Relativity recently announced the hiring of Tobias Duschl, who has worked for the last six years as senior director of global business operations for Tesla, the electric vehicle company. He will run operations for Relativity as it transitions from development to commercial spaceflight operations over the next three to four years.
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