Less than a decade ago, SpaceX sued the government to be able to bid on military contracts

claiming a launch monopoly.

It ultimately resulted in a growing book of national security business for SpaceX.

But now, other startups are looking to disrupt the

disrupt. There has to be in the US a second quickly moving disruptive

launch company at the medium to heavy lift payload size and there really isn't like space x is so

dominant that they've done so many launches it's inevitable there has to be a company

to build this capability because space SpaceX otherwise would have a complete

monopoly as far as low-cost you know disruptive launch and and so we really are

working to be that next company.

Relativity space is making a big bet on a bigger rocket.

Retiring its Terran 1 that just flew for the first and now final time, last month.

The NBC Disruptor company, known for its 3D printing technologies, is valued at $4.2 billion

and touts investors like Fidelity, Belly Gifford, and Sam Oldman.

On this episode, I speak with CEO and co-founder Tim Ellis from the

Space Symposium about the push for more power, 3D printing on Mars, and even

generative AI. I'm Morgan Brennan and this is manifest space.

Tim Ellis, thank you so much for sitting down and joining me today.

Appreciate it.

Of course, Morgan, glad to be here.

And of course, we're here at Space Symposium.

It's one of the biggest space conferences of the year.

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