Relativity Space launches the world's first 3D-printed rocket, Terran-1.(@JennyHPhoto for Supercluster)
It is amazing how pretty Terran 1's exhaust is, crazy to see each individual engine!
Another shot from earlier in flight
Congratulations @Relativity launch on the maiden voyage of Terran 1! Y'all, the world's first 3D printed rocket just passed Max Q and it was stunning to see the trail of a methane fueled rocket for the first time. @NASASpaceflight replay youtube.com/live/_RDiAdeFP…
LAUNCH! Relativity Space's Terran 1 has launched on its maiden flight.Overview:nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/maiden…Livestream:youtube.com/watch?v=_RDiAd…
MaxQ (which was their first main milestone)
They got to staging, but the second stage looks like it didn't work out. Still overachieved their own expectations.
Methane rockets sure are pretty. It’s so BLUE!Congrats to Relativity for getting as far as they did. 3D printed rockets can, indeed, survive Max-Q. There was an anomaly with the 2nd stage, but you gotta fly to learn. Get ‘em next time!Mission overview: nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/maiden…
Go Baby Go. Congrats to @relativityspace for meeting multiple objectives on your first flight! #GLHF
I can tell you what the number one thing the Relativity team is thinking right now: "Thank God that freaking rocket is gone." Happens with all launch teams who work so hard and so long on early missions. They have a ton of positives to take away for future flights.
Relativity is very quickly setting a new standard for rocket launch webcast quality and transparency! Aside from many great views and segues, they even included a multi-minute explanation of the three most recent launch scrubs/aborts from Terran 1's chief engineer.
Congratulations to @relativityspace! Wow! While others are mentioning the blue flame, which was extremely impressive, I want to give a shout out to these two ladies for their amazing performance x 3. Rocket science isn’t easy, but neither is broadcasting to the world! 🚀
Hear hear! They were fantastic. Hopefully we have officially left behind boring, stiff, talking heads for launch webcasts and are leaning hard into putting the people close to the product at the desk! Very well done.
The webcast host losing it at MaxQ and screaming into the mic was beautiful and brought a tear to my eye! Love the passion and excitement of their team!
🥹 wow, what a day. 🌌
pc: @mhaskellphoto
If it reached karman line maybe first methane LV to reach space.
Quote from: TrevorMonty on 03/23/2023 08:51 amIf it reached karman line maybe first methane LV to reach space.Didn't a Chinese rocket do something similar last year?
Quote from: daedalus1 on 03/23/2023 08:53 amQuote from: TrevorMonty on 03/23/2023 08:51 amIf it reached karman line maybe first methane LV to reach space.Didn't a Chinese rocket do something similar last year?Yes, Zhuque-2 was first methalox launcher in space. Apogee ~400 km according to German Wikipedia, which is pretty competent on Chinese spaceflight (though too much relying on state media propaganda).
Quote from: PM3 on 03/23/2023 09:19 amQuote from: daedalus1 on 03/23/2023 08:53 amQuote from: TrevorMonty on 03/23/2023 08:51 amIf it reached karman line maybe first methane LV to reach space.Didn't a Chinese rocket do something similar last year?Yes, Zhuque-2 was first methalox launcher in space. Apogee ~400 km according to German Wikipedia, which is pretty competent on Chinese spaceflight (though too much relying on state media propaganda). So this makes Terran 1 the first American methalox launcher in space.
