Relativity Space is targeting Wednesday afternoon for the inaugural launch of Terran 1, the largest 3D-printed structure ever built.
it wanted to avoid any unnecessary wear and tear on the rocket.
Terran 1 will be the “largest 3D printed object to attempt an orbital flight,” the company claims. The rocket is 85% 3D-printed by mass, which is undeniably impressive, but Relativity is working toward the goal of making it 95% 3D printed. The fully assembled rocket, sans fuel and payload, weighs roughly 9.3 metric tons, or 20,500 pounds,
to the Relativity press kit. To manufacture the rocket, the company uses a proprietary printing process that leverages AI and autonomous robotics.The rocket is equipped with nine Aeon first stage engines and a single Aeon Vac second stage engine. Ithe company says its methalox-propelled Aeon engines have undergone over 2,000 test fires.
The rocket runs on a mixture of liquid oxygen and liquid natural gas, “which are not only the best for rocket propulsion, but also for reusability, and the easiest to eventually transition to methane on Mars,” Relativity
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