World's largest 3D-printed rocket engine

UK startup Orbex has showed off its Prime Rocket's second stage. Inside the engineering prototype's shell is the "world's largest" 3D printed rocket engine, which is also designed to run on bio-propane, a renewable fuel source.

UK joins the microlaunch space race with a new rocket and spaceport

Orbex, a British-based company with subsidiaries and production facilities in Denmark and Germany, announced development of what it is calling the "Prime" launch vehicle.