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@relativityspace
Relativity Space
5 months
📣 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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@relativityspace
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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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1 year
Agreed.
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@thetimellis
Tim Ellis
1 year
🥹 wow, what a day. 🌌
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1 year
Terran 1, ad astra. #GLHF 📷 @johnkrausphotos
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First Aeon R engine build complete. 258,000 pounds of thrust bby.💪 🚶Human for scale. #TerranR
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The future of space is here. Link in bio. #ThisIsTerranR
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1 year
It’s launch day. #GLHF
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1 year
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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@relativityspace
Relativity Space
2 years
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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@relativityspace
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5 months
First look: Aeon R on the test stand. 🔥 #TerranR
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@relativityspace
Relativity Space
1 year
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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@relativityspace
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2 years
Buckle up! 🔥🚀Another look at yesterday's stage test 🤩 #glhf
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Relativity Space
1 year
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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@relativityspace
Relativity Space
1 year
Max Q! #GLHF
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1 year
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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Relativity Space
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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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@relativityspace
Relativity Space
1 year
🧵 A quick breakdown of the reasons for our aborts during terminal counts today:
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@relativityspace
Relativity Space
1 year
🔷🔹🔷🔹🔷
@MichaelBaylor_
Michael Baylor
1 year
Liftoff of Terran 1! Methalox is here to stay. 📸Relativity / Michael Baylor
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1 year
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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1 year
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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Relativity Space
1 year
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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@relativityspace
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1 year
It's happening. #GLHF
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3 years
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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1 year
It’s launch day for #Terran1 . Let’s send it. 🚀 #GLHF
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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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Relativity Space
1 year
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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Relativity Space
2 years
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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Relativity Space
2 years
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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Terran 1, earth ➡️ space. #GLHF
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1 year
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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1 year
Pad is cleared. Player Ready.🚀 #GLHF
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1 year
🙌💎
@johnkrausphotos
John Kraus
1 year
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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🗓️ March 22, 2023: Terran 1 went to space. GG. #GLHF
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1 year
Happy Star Wars Day. #Maythe4thBeWithYou
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Relativity Space
1 year
Picture of the day, hello 🤩
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Astronomy Picture Of the Day
1 year
[RPT] Terran 1 Burns Methalox: by Relativity, John Kraus
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Relativity Space
8 months
🚚 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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Relativity Space
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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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Relativity Space
2 years
All 9 Aeon engines up close just before being lifted onto the stand.🤩 #GLHF #RelativitySpace 📸 by @TrevorMahlmann
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Relativity Space
1 year
Stage Seperation. #GLHF
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Relativity Space
1 year
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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Relativity Space
1 year
Running some more dev tests with Aeon R TCA this week, reaching up to 75% range 🔥 Those clean plumes though 🤌
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Relativity Space
1 year
Beautiful weather today at LC-16. #GLHF
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@relativityspace
Relativity Space
2 years
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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MECO. #GLHF
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☄️☄️☄️
@DerekdotSpace
Derek Newsome
1 year
Terran 1, welcome to the space coast.
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Relativity Space
1 year
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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@relativityspace
Relativity Space
5 years
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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Relativity Space
1 year
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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1 year
🧵“Good Luck, Have Fun” First Flight update.
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7 months
Package secured. #AeonR powerpack made it to @NASAStennis and found home on the R stand. Blue fire 🔜.
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1 year
Video or it didn’t happen.
@thetimellis
Tim Ellis
1 year
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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1 year
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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Relativity Space
1 year
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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Relativity Space
1 year
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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1 year
Pic or it didn't happen.
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@thetimellis
Tim Ellis
1 year
Achieved 100% power on Aeon R thrust chamber assembly testing today, 💯 258,000 pounds of thrust.
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Relativity Space
1 year
Range green, vehicle is healthy, and we are progressing well towards launch.✅
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Relativity Space
2 months
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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1 year
Launch license secured ✅ 1300-1600 ET launch window confirmed ✅
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1 year
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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Terran 1’s stage mate ops are complete.✅ #GLHF
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Hello, from the Relativity hangar. 🚀 Terran 1 nose cone ✅ #GLHF #Terran1
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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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2 years
Happy #Friday ! In case you missed the latest #Terran1 updates from yesterday's November Issue of #ThePrint , we recently painted S1 with an electrostatic dissipative coating for protection in flight, getting us one step closer to launch.
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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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Relativity Space
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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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1 year
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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Relativity Space
2 years
🚨 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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PSA: Allow me to reintroduce myself #TerranR
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🆙 (the rocket, and your volume🔉) Let’s go! #GLHF
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1 year
Golden hour.🌅
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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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1 year
Propellant load on #Terran1 is underway ahead of its first launch. #GLHF
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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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Relativity Space
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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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Relativity Space
3 years
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.😎
@Erdayastronaut
Everyday Astronaut
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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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🗣️Calling all our makers, you can now print your own #GLHF Terran 1 at home. STL file: P.S. We want to see your #Terran1 out in the world. Here’s ours 😉
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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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✍️ We’ve inked a multi-year, multi-launch agreement for #TerranR with @INTELSAT , operator of the largest integrated space and terrestrial network in the world! 🛰️ Get the full scoop:
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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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Relativity Space
1 year
Two moons away from #GLHF 🚀Livestream:
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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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Good things come to those who wait. We are working through a new T-0 time and will share an update on the start of our live webcast programming soon. Stay tuned. #GLHF
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Stage 1 is officially making its way to Cape Canaveral, Florida, where #Terran1 will launch! Check out these photos of Stage 1 being loaded onto the truck and headed to the #sunshinestate . ☀️🚀 #RelativitySpace #GLHF #PrepareToLaunch
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Terran 1 hardware tucked away safe and sound ahead of incoming Hurricane Ian.✅ 📸 @TrevorMahlmann
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We’re sitting down with some of the most influential voices in the industry @SciGuySpace @thesheetztweetz and @Erdayastronaut to dig into all things Terran 1, its journey to launch + trends & opportunities they’re seeing wider industry – Join the convo, drop your q's below ⏬
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The glow up. #GLHF
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