Max-Q
Despite the rocket not reaching orbit, the Good Luck, Have Fun mission did achieve some important milestones for the company. In addition to simply taking flight, Terran 1 managed to survive Max-Q, the moment when a rocket must endure the greatest aerodynamic stresses. Going into the launch, Relativity described survival through Max-Q as the “big inflection” of the inaugural mission, as “passing this point in flight proves our hypothesis: 3D printed rockets are structurally viable.” The image above shows the rocket during this critical stage.
