VIDEOS | Historical! US launches world’s first 3D printed rocket
Terran 1, the world’s first 3D-printed rocket, took off on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to FloridaUnited States, during its test flight will collect information and its creators intend to demonstrate that despite its material can support take-off and spaceflight; however, after liftoff it failed to reach orbit after an “anomaly” during the split in stage two, a live broadcast from the company revealed.
FEU manufactured by Relativity Space Company of California, it’s him successful launch of the world’s first methane rocket, This is the third attempt to take off from the terran 1 unmanned rocket, after the one scheduled for March 8 was postponed at the last minute due to propellant temperature. A second attempt, on March 11, was canceled due to a fuel pressure problem.
If the rocket manages to reach low Earth orbit, it will be the first privately funded vehicle to use methane as fuel on its first attempt, according to Relativity. The rocket is 33.5 meters high and 2.2 meters in diameter. 85% of its mass is 3D printed with metal alloysincluding the nine Aeon 1 engines in its first phase and the Aeon Vacuum engine in its second phase.
It is the largest 3D printed object
It is the largest 3D printed object seen to date, made with the world’s largest metal 3D printers, according to the Long Beach, LA-based company. Relativity’s goal is to produce a 95% 3D printed rocket.
Terran 1 will not carry a payload on its first flight, But it will eventually be able to put up to 1,250 kilograms into low Earth orbit, has engines that use liquid oxygen and liquid natural gas, “the thrusters of the future,” capable of eventually propelling a trip to Mars, according to Relativity .
SpaceX’s Starship and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rockets use the same fuel. Relativity is also building a larger rocket, the Terran R, capable of delivering a 20,000 kilogram payload in low Earth orbit. The company said its 3D-printed rockets use 100 times fewer parts than traditional rockets. and can be made from raw materials in just 60 days.
With information from AFP
Source: El Heraldo De Mexico
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