Middle Earth enters the space race

with a 3D printed rocket

From the ManBul:
 Reuters Wellington– Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, on Thursday launched the maiden flight of its battery-powered, 3D-printed rocket from New Zealand’s remote Mahia Peninsula. “Made it to space. Team delighted,” Rocket Lab said on its official Twitter account. The successful launch of a low-cost, 3D-printed rocket is an important step in the commercial race to bring down financial and logistical barriers to

A supplied image of the launch and maiden flight of a battery-powered, 3D printed rocket built by Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, at New Zealand’s remote Mahia Peninsula, May 25, 2017. (Reuters)

space while also making New Zealand an unlikely space hub.