Relativity Space launches 3D printed Terran 1 rocket into space

The American company Relatively Space will be able to launch the Terran 1 rocket into space in a few hours.

a special feature is that almost all components were created using a 3D printer.

What is known

Relatively Space will be able to use the servicesUnited States Space Force base at Cape Canaveral, Florida. If all goes according to plan, Terran 1 will take off from pad LC-16. The launch window opened on March 8 at 12:00 (EET) and will last for 8 hours.

It's launch day for #Terran1. Let's send it. ???? #GLHF pic.twitter.com/uupA7d9UA4

— Relativity Space (@relativityspace) March 8, 2023

85% Terran 1 is 3D printed.The rocket will not carry a payload, but in the future it will be able to launch a payload weighing up to 1.25 tons into low-Earth orbit. The cost of one launch is about $12 million.

On the last sleep before our big launch day, a bedtime story ???? ????
goodnight moon. ????
goodnight rocket???? [that'll be] jumping over the moon. pic.twitter.com/634IpASD1E

— Relativity Space (@relativityspace) March 8, 2023

In addition to the Terran 1, the company is developing the Terran R rocket, 95% of which is 3D printed. It will be able to put 20 tons into orbit, and the first launch is scheduled for 2024.