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📣 Aeon R Mission Duty Cycle complete!!! Last night
@NASAStennis
#AeonR
burned in a flight-like configuration for 143 seconds at 70% power – marking a record-breaking pace for engine development and a very speedy 48-hour turnaround from Aeon R's first ever hot fires to
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Today’s launch proved Relativity’s 3D-printed rocket technologies that will enable our next vehicle, Terran R. We successfully made it through Max-Q, the highest stress state on our printed structures. This is the biggest proof point for our novel additive manufacturing approach.
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Agreed.
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First Aeon R engine build complete. 258,000 pounds of thrust bby.💪
🚶Human for scale.
#TerranR
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You’ve asked, “Wen Launch?” and to that, we say...👇
Catch us live at Launch Complex 16 in Cape Canaveral, FL on March 8, 2023 to watch the world’s first 3D printed rocket fly. 🚀
#GLHF
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Peek inside our first Stage 1 hot fire, bringing all nine Aeon 1 engines up to full power 🔥
The test marked another first not only for us here at Relativity, but also for aerospace manufacturing as an industry, with all engines and Stage 1 being 3D printed
#GLHF
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Today’s launch attempt for
#GLHF
Terran 1 was scrubbed due to exceeding launch commit criteria limits for propellant thermal conditions on stage 2. The team is working diligently toward our next launch window in the coming days. Check back here soon for updates on the launch
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You asked to make it spin and spin it did. 🌀Our Stargate 4th gen metal 3D printer spins up an 18ft demonstration dome for
#TerranR
.
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On the last sleep before our big launch day, a bedtime story 😌 📕
Goodnight moon. 🌝
Goodnight rocket 🚀 [that’ll be] jumping over the moon.
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Fired up our first Aeon R engine hot fires this week. Sound on.
🎯 10 seconds of fire.
✔️ Validated component harmony during start up, at target power (70%), and shutdown.
🏅️ Strong start to test campaign. Initial hardware inspections look healthy.
🔜 Longer duration. More
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🧵 A quick breakdown of the reasons for our aborts during terminal counts today:
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🔷🔹🔷🔹🔷
Liftoff of Terran 1! Methalox is here to stay.
📸Relativity / Michael Baylor
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Based on initial data review, vehicle is healthy. More info to follow on cause of aborts today. Thanks for playing.
#GLHF
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The team went HARD today and we intend to do so during our next attempt. More to come on the new launch date and window soon.
#GLHF
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Player ready? Yup. Our next launch attempt window is confirmed for this Saturday, March 11 from 13:00 – 16:00 ET.
#GLHF
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Check out this timelapse of our stage 2 flight print of Terran 1! Relativity's unique additive technology allows us to print in one integral piece, including all 3 domes.
#RelativitySpace
#3DPrinting
#Innovation
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💥 Going into the weekend with a bang. 💥 Closing out a week of
#AeonR
thrust chamber assembly testing
@NASAStennis
. The road to an Aeon R engine mission duty cycle is HOT.
✅ 5 days of testing
✅ 10 hot fires
✅ 185 seconds of blue fire
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Terran R newly released product update: the next-gen reusable 3D printed rocket. 🚀
💫 Two-stage, 270-foot-tall rocket with an 18-foot diameter
💫 5-meter payload fairing, sending payloads into LEO, MEO, GEO, and beyond
️💫23,500 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), downrange landing
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Another 1st in the books! 🔥 Completed a full duration 20-second hot fire for all nine Aeon 1 engines on Stage 1 of Terran 1, the world's first 3D printed rocket (w/ entirely 3D printed engines!)
#GLHF
Learn more:
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Our most recent spin-start test with all 9 (entirely 3D printed) Aeon 1 engines on Stage 1 🔥 As one of the few liquid oxygen/liquid natural gas fueled rockets in the industry, Terran 1 is racing to be the 1st LOX/LNG rocket to fly. More on
#GLHF
here
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Documenting
#newhistory
in the making at Launch Complex 16! With nearly every department across the company represented, teams at the Cape yesterday gathered to commemorate a momentous week as we step into final phases of testing for Terran 1’s
#GLHF
flight
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🙌💎
Nine Aeon 1 engines power Terran 1 off the pad for its debut launch last night. Beautiful and colorful flames!
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Fresh off the printer.
Our newest 18ft demonstration dome features added "ribs," designed to increase stiffness and prevent buckling as the dome is made thinner optimizing on mass. 💪
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Picture of the day, hello 🤩
[RPT] Terran 1 Burns Methalox: by Relativity, John Kraus
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🚚 Truck for scale: A first of its kind with a unique design, our Aeon R dual-bay flame diverter has made its way into the test stand. It is capable of withstanding an Aeon R engine’s 258,000 lbf thrust – and then some. 💪
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A few updates on
#Terran1
:
✅We're excited to share that Stage 2 passed cryo pressure proof + hydro mechanical buckling test on our structural test stand. Up next: S1 structural testing!
✅Terran 1’s demonstration launch is now set for early 2022 from Cape Canaveral LC-16.
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All 9 Aeon engines up close just before being lifted onto the stand.🤩
#GLHF
#RelativitySpace
📸 by
@TrevorMahlmann
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During abort
#2
: At T-45 seconds, we had an automated abort on stage 2 fuel pressure, which was only one PSI low.
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Running some more dev tests with Aeon R TCA this week, reaching up to 75% range 🔥 Those clean plumes though 🤌
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Trying to give the people what they want!🔥🔥🔥Got ya an encore performance this Friday afternoon. Worked up to 82 seconds on today's stage test. Massively proud of our team and their hustle in the face of incoming weather 🌧️🍥🚀
#GLHF
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👀 Experience Aeon R’s first full-size, fully 3D-printed skirt in action during the latest thrust chamber assembly testing campaign
@NASAStennis
.
*sound on
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☄️☄️☄️
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Time to take a look at Terran R’s payload envelope, designed to strike the perfect balance of payload capacity 🤝 launch frequency 🤝 mass-to-orbit efficiency. 📸: fairing with humans for scale 🚶
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Join us late night on March 22nd for our
#GLHF
launch, part 3. Our launch window is from 22:00 – 01:00ET. Nighttime skies mean very cool methane rocket engine plumes.😎
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Relativity is the only satellite
#launch
company that optimizes for manufacturing flexibility, with the ability to modify designs late in development and to iterate quickly during production. Watch us print a section of
#Terran1
over two weeks
#3DPrintTheFuture
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We are GO for prop load, which is getting underway. But, upper-level winds are a potential concern today and we are continuing to monitor.
#GLHF
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🔥
@NASAStennis
,
#AeonR
engine: Unleashing 100% power! 268K pounds of thrust full power hot fire in the books.
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Video or it didn’t happen.
Meanwhile, ran 2x back to back Aeon R TCA tests today at 100% power - both 25 sec long. At article iteration 007 so far. This engine is gonna be killer I think for our reusable vehicle Terran R. Truly among the most fast paced propulsion development programs ever in the US.
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Package secured.
#AeonR
powerpack made it to
@NASAStennis
and found home on the R stand.
Blue fire 🔜.
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During abort
#1
: It was a corner case in the stage separation automation a few seconds before T-0 that properly aborted at T .5 seconds.
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Designed for rapid reusability
#TerranR
builds off of Terran 1’s foundation.
🔑 High performance, 3D printed, LOx/methane propulsion systems using a GG combustion cycle
🔑 Ascent launch vehicle complexity & dev sophistication relevant to a larger program ➡️ Terran R
🔑 Primary
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Currently on the pad: Terran 1. By the Specs:
🚀110 ft tall, and 7.5 ft in diameter
🚀85% 3D printed by mass
🚀9 Aeon 1 engines on the first stage
🚀 1 Single Aeon Vacuum engine on the second stage
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Pic or it didn't happen.
Achieved 100% power on Aeon R thrust chamber assembly testing today, 💯 258,000 pounds of thrust.
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Range green, vehicle is healthy, and we are progressing well towards launch.✅
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You can say we like to make blue fire. That’s a wrap on 2 weeks of
#AeonR
thrust chamber assembly (TCA) testing. 📈 Campaign stats:
🔥 Hot fires: 18
🕰️ Combined duration: 335.8 seconds
🔩 Injector designs tested: 4
🎯 Goal: full-power high mixture-ratio (MR) testing
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Launch license secured ✅
1300-1600 ET launch window confirmed ✅
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Terran 1 is vertical on the pad at our historic Launch Complex 16. Follow, here for real-time updates.
#GLHF
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📍 Stennis, MS. We’ve broken new ground
@NASAStennis
on the historic A-2 vertical test stand.
Previously home to testing and flight certification for Apollo’s Saturn V, the Space Shuttle, and Constellation programs, we’re bringing new life to the iconic stand supporting advanced
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On the test stand Aeon R fires at 100% power for 180 seconds 🔥
📍
@NASAStennis
, R Complex
🚀 180 seconds of hot fire = the max duration for a Terran R first stage flight plus margin.
🔁 Test, learn, iterate, repeat.
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🧵Terran 1's liftoff embodied the daring innovation and relentless dedication of hundreds of team members across the country who've made Terran 1's first launch a reality making it the first methane-fueled rocked in the West to reach space surpassing the 100km Karman Line. To
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It's almost go time. Follow along for real time updates.
🚀 Launch:
#GLHF
(Good Luck, Have Fun)
📍 Location: Launch Complex-16, Cape Canaveral, FL
⏰ Launch window: 22:00 – 01:00 EDT (02:00 UTC)
💫 Low Earth Orbit
📹 Livestream:
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🚨 Oh yes, we did. Today we announced a 150+ acre expansion at our
@NASAStennis
Space Center facilities! The land will be home to a new test complex for Aeon R engine testing and Terran R stage testing. 🚀
All the details📃 :
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@johnpisaniphoto
When using liquid natural gas, the methane needs time to get to the right concentration. This is why our next attempt will be a few days from now. More to come soon!
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Then, the team pushed an update to the vehicle automation, successfully recycled the vehicle, and secured a new T-0 time, which was an instantaneous window, given it was during the last minute of our launch window today at 16:00 ET.
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Big things happening at Stennis this week too! Aeon R Gas Generator lit up the night, going full power for the first time. 🔥
#TerranR
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🚨 Surprise! Meet our newest Stargate 4th Generation metal 3D printers. Bigger. Faster. Stronger. Developed in-house. Horizontal printing, ramping up the development and rate production of Terran R. 🚀 *Human for scale*
🗞️
#TerranR
#3Dprinting
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T-2 days. The launch of Terran 1 is a historic moment for our company. An entirely new approach to manufacturing was created to get our 3D printed rocket to the launch pad this week. So, what does a win look like? And what does it mean for the future of spaceflight? ��️
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The live-action is here. Grab your headphones and turn it 🆙. Snaps to the team successfully wrapping up an
#AeonR
Thrust Chamber Assembly test campaign!
The highlights:
🔥 First time deep throttling Aeon R in sequence; 95% ➡️ 65% in one test
🔥 11 full duration hot fires during
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Last week we launched Terran 1 into space and today we’re excited to reveal the commemorative patch celebrating the flight of Good Luck, Have Fun
#GLHF
.
Get the patch and other Relativity merchandise in our brand store.
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First you see it, then you don’t.
Or in this case as Terran 1 prop loads it gets colder due to fueling of the cryogenic propellant and oxidizer = the condensation from the water vapor in the atmosphere freezing on contact with the rocket and building up
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Happy
#December
! Here at Relativity, we are definitely tapping into the holiday spirit....Introducing the S'mores-O-Matic 3000: perfectly toasted marshmallows in less than 2 seconds. 🔥 (Brought to you by our E2 test stand in Stennis, Mississippi.)
#RelativitySpace
#Innovation
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Get *inside* Stargate, the world’s largest metal 3D printer, with
@veritasium
and
@thetimellis
to understand why 3D printing rockets is a great idea. Guest appearance by
@DJSnM
– Check it out
#RelativitySpace
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Over at our Long Beach headquarters, the Wormhole, Terran R's production base covers 1 million sq. ft. of possibilities coming to life with a buzzin' factory. 🚀
#TerranR
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Introducing our first test ready
#AeonR
powerpack. 💪 Developed and printed in Long Beach and roaring to life on our newly activated R stand
@NASAStennis
.
🔜 Aeon R full-engine mission duty cycle. 🔥
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We can't wait to fill you in! More to come.😎
Holy crap!
@relativityspace
just announced their next rocket, the Terran-R!!! It’s basically a baby Starship 🤯 fully reusable, 3D printed rocket that runs on methalox. I can’t wait to learn more about this!
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Peek inside Terran 1 LC-16 ops. Stage 1 TVC polarity testing complete.✅
Drop your best gifs ⬇️
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Aeon-R: “Does my new skirt make my flames look fat? 👗”
Us: “You look absolutely stunning.🔥”
#TerranR
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Stage 1 assimilator welding complete.💥
Here’s a timelapse of several of our 3D prints being welded together to build our Stage 1 tank!
#RelativitySpace
#Innovation
#3DPrinting
#Tech
#Milestone
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POV: You're a GoPro at our Long Beach test cells
In the cell: Turbopump first chill in. ❄️
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We’re kicking off April with a fiery start! We recently completed our first successful Stage 2 60-second full duration hotfire test at
@NASAStennis
. This milestone is the result of a tremendous amount of hard work by our world-class team. Check it out!
#RelativitySpace
#GLHF
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We're expanding!
#RelativitySpace
is excited to announce a new, 1M sq. ft. headquarters factory in
#LongBeach
. As a 93-acre former Boeing C-17 manufacturing plant, the new Relativity headquarters is one of the largest in the private
#space
industry.
Link in bio to learn more. 🔗
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