The US aerospace company Relativity Space announced that it has licensed the world’s first 3D-printed rocket “Terran 1”. The rocket will be sent into space on March 8.
Three-dimensional printing technologies are developing day by day and are starting to be used in different fields. Now, for the first time, information from the USA 3D printing a rocket and reveals that it will be sent into space.
based in California Relativity Space, the company behind this groundbreaking rocket. The giant aerospace company announced in a recent statement that it has received a license for the world’s first 3D-printed rocket. The date when the rocket will be launched into space has also been announced.
The rocket will go into space on March 8
The company, which managed to obtain a license from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), announced that the rocket called ‘Terran 1’ is ready to go into space. The rocket, which broke new ground in aviation, Wednesday, March 8 It will be launched from Cape Carnaval Space Force Station in Florida. Of course, it should be noted that the launch date may change depending on the weather.
Tim Ellis, one of the founders of the company, said in his statements, “Getting to this point has indeed been a crazy journey, and definitely more difficult than I had imagined. I can say that my team and I have very different feelings for this historic launch. The future for Relativity Space is very bright.” used the phrases.
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Relativity Space was planning to do one last test before launch; but it was abandoned. A company spokesperson also told SpaceNews that after assessing the risk of wear and tear, they decided to launch an orbital launch directly because they would have to abort the mission if something went wrong. Spokesperson for flight that they trust the rocket also added.
Terran 1, 33.5 meters high, could be revolutionary for the industry
Dubbed “Good Luck, Have Fun”, the mission aims to test this lightweight rocket by having it reach orbit. 2 tier Terran 1; 33.5 meters high, 2.8 meters wide and 9,280 kg in weight. During the rocket’s first flight, will not bear the load let’s add.
The company also states that 85% of the rocket, which it describes as “the largest 3D-printed object developed for such a purpose,” is 3D printing, adding that it has nine Aeon engines in its first stage and an Aeon Vac engine in the second. Terran 1 for propulsion liquid oxygen and liquefied natural gas uses. Relativity Space continues its work without slowing down to 3D print 95% of the rocket.
Rocket manufacturers have tried this kind of approach before, but nothing on this scale has ever been seen. Of course, this rocket, which is quite experimental, has never experienced anything like this before. no guarantee of success. We will see together whether it can withstand the G force and turbulence. If it is successful, it should be said that there will be a groundbreaking development in the sector.
Relativity Space has already started to gain an important place in the industry. Company to send a satellite with Terran 1 with NASA had signed the deal. In addition, it is completely reusable, produced through 3D printing. ‘Terran R’ He was also working on a rocket named It is said that this rocket, which already has $ 1.2 billion in contracts, can even carry a payload to Mars in the future.
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