Lightweight launch vehicle Terran1, 85% of whose components are created using 3D printing technology, on Saturday on the second attempt should start into orbit on its first test flight, according to the American developer Relativity Space. Day.Az with reference to Interfax.
Initially, the launch of the world’s first 3D-printed rocket was supposed to take place on March 8, but just before the launch, it was canceled due to problems with ensuring the temperature of the fuel in the carrier.
The new launch attempt is scheduled to take place from Launch Pad LC-16 at US Space Force Base Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a three-hour time window that opens on Saturday at 13:00 US East Coast time (22:00 GMT). Terran 1 should go into orbit at a height of 200-210 km.
The 33-meter two-stage rocket is equipped with nine Aeon engines in the first stage and one in the second, also created using 3D printers. They use methane as fuel and liquid oxygen as oxidant. If the launch is successful, Terran 1 could also be the first methane rocket to be launched into orbit.