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OH MAN WAS THAT EVER BEAUTIFUL! Watched live in person from about 10 miles away and it was amazing! Worth the lost sleep! An absolute shame about Aeon Vac though. That's two maiden launch failures caused by the same thing in less than a month! (Terran and H3) Best luck to Relativity with their next launch attempt. (and H3 too while we're on the subject)

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They have certainly proven the 3D printed rocket+engines concept, now they appear to be dealing with typical 2nd stage failure issues that all new orbital endeavors seem to slog through.  So they've already surpassed BO, for example,  in important ways, at a fraction of the budget

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1 hour ago, kerbiloid said:

When several years ago I wrote that SpaceX should better develop a cheap expendable 3d-printed rockets, it was laughed at...

Depends on how far back. During their attempts at Falcon 1? Sure. Once they were on a path to reuse? Meh.

I think the underlying goal needs to always be remembered. If the goal was to secure the commercial launch market, then maybe making the cheapest possible F9 helps, but then again, they already secured almost the entire commercial launch market with F9. Also, they 3d print elements of the engines already, and those are the most expensive part, it's not like welding Al into a tube is that hard to do.

Note that Terran 1 is more of a testbed. Their real vehicle is Terran R.

TR_DIAGRAM.png

Completely reusable.

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  • 3 weeks later...

 

Also the AeonVac failure to ignite apparently caused by a vapour bubble on the lox turbine leading to low pressure and the gas generator failing to ignite.

 

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TERRAN_R_2_UP.png

https://www.relativityspace.com/terran-r

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Terran R will prioritize first stage reusability, with the capability of launching:

  • 23,500 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), downrange landing

  • 5,500 kg to a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), downrange landing

  • 33,500 kg max payload to LEO, expendable configuration

Starting in 2026, Terran R will launch from Space Launch Complex 16, the company’s orbital launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

 

 

 

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