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Spinoff story
Additive Manufacturing Subtracts from Rocket Build Time
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
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Overview
Through a series of Space Act Agreements, engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center have helped Relativity Space Inc. of Long Beach, California, 3D print its Aeon rocket engines using a NASA-invented copper alloy, and the company leases space and facilities at Stennis Space Center to test the engines. These partnerships have saved the company untold time and money.