Good luck, have fun
Relativity Space kept expectations low for this first flight of Terran 1, and for good reason. No private company has ever successfully launched a rocket to orbit on its first flight, let alone a rocket as experimental as this one. Terran 1 is 85% 3D printed, making it the largest 3D-printed structure ever built, according to the company. What’s more, the Aeon engines are powered by methane, and no rocket powered with this propellant has managed to reach orbit. Terran 1, sadly, is now the second methane-fueled rocket to fail during its inaugural flight, the other being China’s Zhuque-2, which launched on December 14, 2022.
