Terran 1: Relativity Space's 3D-printed Rocket

[Funkworks]

"Relativity is scheduled for its first launch of Terran 1, called "GLHF" (Good Luck, Have Fun), from Launch Complex 16 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Our launch window opens at 1300ET on March 8, 2023. This launch of Terran 1 is the first orbital attempt by Relativity and will not include a customer payload."

Livestream:




https://www.relativityspace.com/

 

[cwbullet]

I am interested in this and can not wait for the launch.

 

[Funkworks]

The first full duration 20-second hot fire for all nine Aeon 1 engines on Stage 1 happened 6 months ago:

 

[Funkworks]

Hey, this is launching tomorrow!

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2363077-first-3d-printed-rocket-is-about-to-launch-into-space/

 

[cwbullet]

Fingers crossed for success.

 

[kuririn]

Hope it doesn't separate at the layer lines like my Custom Rocketry 3D printed nose cone.

 

[Antares JS]

This is one that I was and still am somewhat skeptical about. 3D printing tanks rather than making them by just rolling metal seems impractical to me, but we'll see.

 

[SmurfTacoSupreme]

Looking forward to the launch

 

[cls]

A friend works there! Hoping for success.

 

[COSTransplant]

Fingers crossed for sure. Definately a launch I want to watch!

 

[Funkworks]

Another channel live-streaming this:

https://www.youtube.com/live/r_qTx6KUYXw?feature=share
Side note: someone definitely has to make a 3D-printed flying model of this.

 

[Funkworks]

All go at 14 min from launch.

Edit: 9 min now.

Edit: 3 min.

Holding at 70 sec. This was the latest opportunity to hold without scrubbing.

Edit: Aborted. But still a possibility of launch before flight window closes at 4pm.

 

[COSTransplant]

Another channel live-streaming this:

https://www.youtube.com/live/r_qTx6KUYXw?feature=share
Side note: someone definitely has to make a 3D-printed flying model of this.

There is a 1/72nd scale model out there. The designer worked from the Relativity payload documents to come up with the correct dimensions.

 

[SmurfTacoSupreme]

Now 15:55...

 

[CalebJ]

Scrubbed. Hopefully tomorrow?

 

[tim cubbedge]

Dwindling "propellant thermal conditions" in the rocket's second stage during a three-hour launch window ultimately forced a scrub, the company said on Twitter.
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/s...ed-terran-rocket-set-debut-launch-2023-03-08/

 

[Funkworks]

Scrubbed. Hopefully tomorrow?

"In a tweet, Relativity cofounder and CEO Tim Ellis said that it will be “a few days until” the company is able to make another attempt."

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/08/relativity-3d-printed-terran-1-rocket-launch.html
There was no client here, still R&D, so if I understand anything about launching rockets, it's that at this stage, if they learned something and get to improve, it's still a success.

 

[Getmore]

Its amazing how they can 3D print metal.

 

[bobby_hamill]

any word on next launch attempt ?

 

[Funkworks]

any word on next launch attempt ?

Good thing you asked, it might be tomorrow at 1 PM EST:

"However, after several attempts to find a workable T-0 during the window – including an abort at just over a minute to launch – the launch was scrubbed for the day. The next attempt will be on Saturday in a three hour window opening at 1 PM EST (18:00 UTC)."

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/maiden-terran-1/
https://www.rocketlaunch.live/
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/4721

 

[aerostadt]

It looks like Live Relativity Launch is on now. I see a countdown with about 1/2 hour to go, but no video on SpaceFlight Now.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/03/11/relativity-space-terran-1-glhf/

 

[Sooner Boomer]

The live streaming starts in a bit. The launch window is about 1:00 pm Eastern.

 

[aerostadt]

Looks like launch is over an hour away now.

 

[kuririn]

Their CEO and employees are so young.
T-minus 39 min and counting.

 

[kuririn]

Hold at T minus 20 min.
Upper level wind violations.

 

[Funkworks]

In the meantime, here's a video from the company about what they do:

 

[kuririn]

 

[aerostadt]

T-20 and holding. Checking upper level wind levels. The waters across the bay look very choppy. Wind at ground level looks strong.

 

[Funkworks]

T-38 now. 2:35 new launch time.

 

[kuririn]

Clocks reset.
Launch now at 14:35 Eastern.
T minus 36 min. and counting.