Relativity Space Launches Its First 3D-Printed Rocket, But Fails To Reach Orbit by TheAlexKnapp
, startup Relativity Space successfully launched its Terran 1 rocket from its launch complex at Cape Canaveral, Florida, after two previous attempts had been scrubbed. However, the rocket failed to reach orbit due to a failure with the upper stage engine after a successful stage separation. The rocket, which was almost entirely 3D-printed, is an industry first. Despite the failure, the event will give the company valuable data as it moves into future test launches.
The company was founded in 2015 by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, both of whom had been working at bigger space companies: Ellis for Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin and Noone for Elon Musk-founded SpaceX. Both were working on metal 3D printing, and their experience led them to see an opportunity for how 3D printing could lead to iterative spacecraft development and offer other advantages over traditional aerospace manufacturing.
The Terran R rocket, which the company plans to be fully reusable and will be able to lift nearly 16 times heavier payloads than its predecessor, and will also be capable of delivering spacecraft to the Moon and Mars. The company’s website has its first launch aimed at 2024, but that timeline will be partially dependent on the data gathered by this Terran 1 launch and others, cautions Brost.
Even the fact that Terran 1 didn’t achieve orbit shouldn’t dampen its prospects. For one, the rocket actually met its goal for this test, which was to go past “max Q”—the place in a launch where the rocket is under maximum dynamic pressure, a key test of the structural load a spacecraft can handle. For two, early launch failures are pretty normal in the rocket industry.
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