6/1/2023 0 Comments Rocketship in spaceRelativity had been aiming to get its rocket off the ground earlier in March, but two prior launch attempts were quashed by issues that included getting the propellant to sufficiently cold temperatures, bad weather, and unsatisfactory fuel pressure. It was not carrying a client satellite, as will be the case with the company’s future rocket launches. The mission, nicknamed “Good Luck, Have Fun,” lofted what the company described as a prototype vehicle, along with a hunk of metal - the first object printed by Relativity’s massive 3D printer - as a commemorative token. But the engine meant to propel that portion appeared to ignite only briefly, leaving the rocket without enough power to reach orbit. The rocket, powered by super-chilled methane and oxygen, burned a bright blue-green against the night sky.Īfter the first stage of the rocket - the bottommost portion of the rocket that gives the initial thrust at liftoff - expended its fuel, it detached from the rocket’s upper stage. Terran 1, a 110-foot-tall (33.5-meter) vehicle designed to haul lightweight satellites into orbital space, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Florida’s eastern coast at just before 11:30 pm ET. Though, it suffered an engine issue after launch and failed to reach orbit. ![]() Startup Relativity Space sent what it’s calling the “world’s first 3D-printed rocket” toward space on Wednesday, vaulting it into the upper reaches of the atmosphere.
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