Relativity Space made new attempts to launch the Terran 1 rocket, but all were suspended. The company will try again, with no fixed date
Relativity Space has made new attempts to launch the land rocket 1 Saturday (11), without success. The rocket, produced almost entirely by 3D printing, was supposed to have launched from a platform at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in a three-hour window, but the launch has been suspended several times. The company will make another attempt, still without a definite date.
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Attempts to launch the vehicle began at 15:00 Brasilia time, but were postponed due to winds blowing stronger than established within safety limits. When conditions improved, Relativity Space attempted the launch at 16:35, but suspended the operation when the rocket was only 70 seconds away from the ground, due to a ship in the launch restriction zone.
As early as 16:42, the company attempted to launch Terran 1 again, but an automatic abort occurred when the vehicle was less than a second away from flight. The nine Aeon 1 engines ignited briefly, but were eventually disabled due to “a launch criteria violation” according to Clay Walker, launch director.
The second attempt took place at 18, towards the end of the launch window, but ended up suspended 45 seconds before the rocket left the platform. This time the abort was caused by a pressure problem in the second stage of the rocket, which was too low. “We’re probably done for today. Let’s secure the vehicle, thanks for playing,” Walker said on the launch broadcast.
The team went HARD today and we intend to do so on our next attempt. More to come on the new launch date and window soon. #GLHF pic.twitter.com/VVyrfF09sL
— Relativity Space (@relativityspace) March 11, 2023
Called “Good Luck, Have Fun” (“Good Luck, Have Fun”, in loose translation), the mission would carry no payloads into space; the rocket contained only one component from a failed 3D printing test. Relativity Space has made its mark The first launch attempts of Terran 1 in the last week, also without success.
Terran 1 is a rocket that has approximately 85% of its propellant structure manufactured through 3D printing. It’s designed to carry payloads of up to 1.2 tons into low-Earth orbit, and if it makes it to space, Relativity Space will use the printing technique to develop the Terran R, a fully reusable launch vehicle.
Source: Via: space.com
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