UniversalMomentum t1_j25u0lv wrote on December 29, 2022 at 9:43 PM

Reply to comment by compromiseisfutile in SpaceX launches 54 upgraded Starlink internet satellites and nails rocket landing at sea in 60th flight of the year by ovirt001

I think 3d printing might make it so it's not that hard to get to SpaceX levels of cheap and beyond without as much specialized hardware, especially for the smaller more common payloads.

Tricky_Invite8680 t1_j26wqkd wrote on December 30, 2022 at 2:14 AM

3d printing to withstand temperatures and pressures of space vehicles, technically extruding metal is 3d printing but other, cheaper, forms seem would suffer from inherent material defects.