Using the giant, groundbreaking Automated Fiber Placement machine, Rocket Lab can cut down over 150,000 of manual labor to build its next Neutron rocket.

Rocketry is wild, and [Foaly] is sharing build and design details of the Cortex 2 mini rocket which is entirely 3D printed. Don’t let that fool you into thinking it is in any way a gimmick ...

The build came about somewhat by accident ... This prompted the realization that he could 3D print rocket fuel, and simply supply oxygen, creating a hybrid rocket. Thus ensued much experimentation ...