Another event that people from all over the world are watching eagerly. is the launch of the Terran1 rocket that is almost completely 3D printed. By the early morning of March 9, 2023, about 1 a.m. in Thailand. There was a live broadcast of a rocket launch under the name GLHF or Good Luck Have Fun mission for everyone to join in the chance to win together. But there are some problems. Causing the launch of the rocket to be postponed again to March 12, this time around 8 o’clock in the morning
The Terran 1 rocket sits awaiting launch. iflscience.com
Before reaching to be part of an important event Let’s get to know this extraordinary rocket a little bit. Terran 1 is an amazing creation of Relativity Space, a space startup that was founded in 2015. They have the idea that they want to take thousands of people. a lot on the moon Therefore, we must start by reducing the cost of traveling to be lower. The idea of building a rocket that’s fast, strong, built anywhere. And the price is not very high so it happened and the Terran 1 is the first prototype that is about to be tested.
The printer used to produce most of the Terran 1 structure spaceflightnow.com
Terran1 is a relatively small rocket compared to other conventionally produced rockets. Standing at 110 feet tall and 7.5 feet wide, more than 95% of the structure is built on large-format printers. Not even the engine and fuel tanks in the rocket propulsion. The fuel used is liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid natural gas (LNG). The Terran 1 is a disposable rocket. Because many important parts are still not able to be reused. For example, the fuel carrier, etc. The rocket hull will be divided into two sections. The first section contains nine Aeon 1 engines, and the latter section contains only one Aeon 1 engine. Can accommodate about a thousand kilograms of luggage. The detailed numbers will change depending on the level of the orbit.
3D printed components of the Terran 1 rocket spaceflightnow.com
The first test launch of the Terran 1 rocket, dubbed Good Luck Have Fun, aims to reach 500 km with a payload of 1250 kg. The rocket was attempted from Cape Canaveral in Florida during As mentioned above, in the early hours of March 9, the entire team, the press and people from all over the world watched the event. Three hours had elapsed since the start of the live broadcast. But there is still no picture of the rocket taking off. Only the Terran 1 rocket towered over the launch pad. with white smoke rising from the rocket launche
Live footage of the Terran 1 rocket launch mission spacenews.com
Ultimately, there was no definite cause for the cancellation of the Terran 1 mission, although some sources said it was a delay in the deployment. and the temperature of liquid oxygen in the upper stage exceeded the limit Therefore making the automatic cancellation system for safety But this information has not been clearly confirmed by the team directly involved. However, Relativity Space has announced a new round of testing under the name Good Luck Have Fun as before and will be broadcast live worldwide on YouTube Official and Relativity Space’s official website. Now, those who are interested can click Subscribe. to receive notifications when live broadcasting via convenient channels You can also follow other movements, including the comments and feelings of the Relativity Space team through a Twitter chat.
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No matter what the final results of the 3D rocket test flight will be. Will it be accomplished next time or will it have to be postponed again? But this is an important milestone for the space industry. That may increase the limits of performing various missions outside the world enormously From satellite carrier rockets, it can be developed into civilian carrier rockets and much more. What’s more, Relativity Space plans to extend it to 3D-printed rockets that can be reused.
ref : iflscience , relativityspace
