ir Force to Test 3D-Printed Rocket Motors

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he U.S. Air Force will test a “rocket factory in a box” made by a New Mexico startup in hopes of being able to 3D-print missile energetics.

The technology could allow the military to get solid rocket motors for less money, more quickly, and in remote locations.

“This is a technology push forward to see what the art of the possible is,” X-Bow Systems CEO Jason Hundley said in an interview.

For years, the Pentagon has talked about the need to diversify its space launch locations and get satellites into orbit in a matter of days.