3D-Printed Rocket Blasts Off To Space

<b> by Andrew Caringi</b>

A 3D-printed rocket was launched Thursday from New Zealand’s remote Mahia Peninsula. It’s the first time a rocket has ever been launched from New Zealand. The experimental rocket is only 55 feet tall and runs on batteries. Rocket Lab</a>, the startup that developed it, aims to make launches cheaper so smaller companies can put their own satellites into orbit. While the 3D-printed rocket successfully made it to space, it didn’t reach Earth’s orbit. The company hopes its second test flight will get the rocket there.

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