--- title: "Tonight, Relativity Space will launch the world's first 3D-printed rocket" description: "Relativity's 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral late Wednesday and met most of its demo milestones." author: "Anonymous User" published: 2023-03-23 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2919/tonight-relativity-space-will-launch-the-world-s-first-3d-printed-rocket category: "news" tags: ["news", "3d printing", "space science", "3d"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Tonight, Relativity Space will launch the world's first 3D-printed rocket \ Relativity Space is prepared to attempt its first liftoff once more. \ The business intends to launch Terran 1, the first 3D-printed rocket, on March 22 within a three-hour window starting at 10 p.m. EDT from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (0200 GMT on March 23). \ ![Tonight, Relativity Space will launch the world's first 3D-printed rocket](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/vtKwLNsZdFKIZcK5LEAHf0ihz_3vYBeI2qCkqnhMfTy7MZ4L_IyZm1SXgt-sjGbDnsH6E2bY3HcIte0MfudJRMbZ0pgsaUgKjRT9QY2WrX5R4lM_uTG7---xwItngVsJg-UQ7R8IxBLlrXBlIvLxvlY) \ You can witness the orbital test trip, [known as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35703/ricky-ponting-is-also-known-as-what) "Good Luck, Have Fun" or GLHF for short, thanks to Relativity Space, here on Space.com or directly through the business. \ The anticipated liftoff tonight will be the third attempt to launch GLHF. Because to problems with fuel [temperature](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300335/what-is-normal-body-temperature) on the top stage of the two-stage Terran 1, the first attempt on March 8 was scrubbed. \ On March 11, Relativity Space attempted again but was hindered by delays due to weather and range safety, [as well as](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2481/can-you-write-a-java-class-that-could-be-used-both-as-an-applet-as-well-as-an-application) two consecutive aborts. \ The first 3D-printed [rocket in the world](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99126/which-is-the-most-powerful-operational-rocket-in-the-world) is the 110-foot-tall (33-meter) Terran 1. The GLHF car is around 85% 3D-printed by mass, and the business hopes to increase that percentage to over 95% on future models. \ Relativity [**Space**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2669/in-2022-india-s-space-technology-ecosystem-reaches-unprecedented-heights) estimates that the disposable Terran 1 is capable of carrying up to 2,756 pounds (1,250 kilogrammes) to low Earth orbit (LEO). Liquid methane serves as the launcher's fuel, while liquid oxygen serves as its oxidizer. The Terran 1 rocket will become the first "methalox" rocket to ever reach Earth orbit if it succeeds tonight. \ GLHF is a test mission for Relativity Space, a company located in California that was established in 2016 by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, both of whom had previously worked for [Blue Origin](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3954/india-is-now-a-partner-nation-for-sera-and-blue-origin-s-space-initiative). (No one also spent time at SpaceX.) During tonight's expedition, the Terran 1 is just carrying a little 3D-printed ring for souvenir purposes. \ [**ALSO READ: AI in space exploration**](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301953/ai-in-space-exploration) \ Relativity Space will have a tonne of data to examine regardless of how Terran 1 does on GLHF. Such research could also guide the creation of the company's reusable Terran R [launch vehicle](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/97969/kslv-ii-nuri-rocket-is-the-first-domestically-produced-space-launch-vehicle-of-which-country), which might make its first flight as early as next year and is intended to carry up to 44,100 pounds (20,000 kg) to low-Earth orbit. \ Representatives of Relativity Space told Space.com in an email before to launch that "Terran 1 acts as a pathfinder and [development](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65309/importance-of-ux-design-in-the-development-of-mobile-apps) platform on our way to Terran R [production](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1489/the-countries-that-dominate-world-fossil-fuel-production)". "Terran 1 has served us exceptionally well in this capacity leading up to our maiden launch, and we believe that launch day will also yield further significant learning." \ \ --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2919/tonight-relativity-space-will-launch-the-world-s-first-3d-printed-rocket Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.