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A debut launch of a 110-foot-tall rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts failed just minutes into its flight before plummeting down into the Atlantic Ocean.

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its debut launch Wednesday night, passing a critical milestone. But it failed after three minutes of flight, crashing into the ocean.

While the Terran 1 rocket didn't reach orbit, builder Relativity Space says it achieved major objectives.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of orbit. But the upper stage appeared to ignite and then shut down, sending it crashing into the Atlantic. Relativity Space came within a half-second of blasting off earlier this month, with the rocket's engines igniting before abruptly shutting down. Relativity Space said 3D-printed metal parts made up 85% of the rocket, named Terran. Founded in 2015 by a pair of young aerospace engineers, Relativity Space has attracted the attention of investors and venture capitalists.

Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket, the world's first 3D-printed launcher, failed to reach orbit March 22 on its debut liftoff — but it notch some important milestones.

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts has finally taken flight, but didn't last long.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — People in Central Florida could see a first-of-its-kind rocket launch Wednesday night from Florida’s Space Coast. Relativity Space will try for a third time to get its fully 3D-printed rocket off the ground and into orbit. Watch: To boldly go: NASA reveals new spacesuits for planned Moon landing missionThe company’s Terran 1 rocket uses fewer parts and is quicker to build than a traditional rocket. Read: NASA Webb telescope captures star on cusp of deathThe company is planning to try a third launch attempt with a launch window from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday. Channel 9 will have live coverage of the launch if it happens and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.

Relativity Space aims to launch its pioneering Terran 1 rocket tonight (March 22) at 10 p.m. EDT (0200 GMT on March 23). Watch it live here.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — There’s still hope for people to see the first 3D-printed rocket blast off into space. ‘Thanks for playing’: Relativity Space scrubs 3D-printed rocket launch for 2nd timeThe previous attempt happened on Mar. WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force StationRelativity Space scrubbed the first attempt on Mar. Terran 1 is a 110-foot tall rocket made of mostly 3D-printed materials and is the largest 3D-printed abject to attempt orbital flight. Video: Possible date cleared for 3rd launch attempt of first fully 3D-printed rocket The launch has been scrubbed twice because of various issues.

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — We now know when a company could try once again to launch its 3-D printed rocket from Florida’s Space Coast. According to a U.S. Space Force launch mission execution forecast, Relativity Space may be planning to launch its Terran-1 rocket between 1:00 a.m. and 3:15 a.m. Friday. Read: ‘Thanks for playing’: Relativity Space scrubs 3D-printed rocket launch for 2nd timeThis would be the third launch attempt for the first fully 3-D printed rocket. See: NASA shares new images of winter landscapes high above MarsChannel 9 will have live coverage of the launch if it happens and will provide updates on Eyewitness News. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

An attempt by startup Relativity Space to launch the world's first 3D-printed rocket was cut short by two aborts in one day on Saturday (March 11).

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Relativity Space scrubbed its second launch attempt of Terran 1 Saturday. There were some holds throughout the launch window, and they attempted a final go right at the end of the launch window at 4 p.m.Based on initial data review, vehicle is healthy. #GLHF pic.twitter.com/h6MmFKHUNl — Relativity Space (@relativityspace) March 11, 2023Read: Launch of world’s 1st 3D-printed rocket set for Saturday afternoonTerran 1 is a 110-foot tall rocket made of mostly 3D-printed materials. Once the new T-0 time was announced, it was an instantaneous window during the last minute of the launch window. Video: Relativity Space to launch first fully 3D-printed rocket from Florida’s Space Coast Crews are planning to launch the first-ever fully 3D-printed rocket Wednesday from Florida’s Space Coast.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — A rocket made almost completely of 3D-printed parts came within a half-second of blasting off Saturday on its debut flight, but remained grounded after back-to-back launch aborts. The engines ignited, but abruptly shut down, leaving Relativity Space’s rocket, named Terran, standing on its pad. Launch controllers reset the countdown clocks and aimed for the last possible moment of the three-hour window at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Relativity Space said 85% of the rocket, including its engines, came out of its huge 3D printers at company headquarters in Long Beach, California. Given this is a test flight, all that is aboard the rocket is the company’s first 3D metal print.

A rocket made almost completely of 3D-printed parts remains grounded after back-to-back launch aborts.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Relativity Space is targeting Saturday afternoon for its second launch attempt of Terran 1, a mostly 3D-printed rocket, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 16. The launch, called “Good Luck, Have Fun,” is scheduled to liftoff between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. after Wednesday’s launch was scrubbed because of a temperature issue with the rocket’s liquid oxygen. According to a news release, the two-stage rocket has nine 3D-printed Aeon engines on its first stage and one Aeon Vac on its second stage. Read: FHP troopers investigating deadly Orange County crash involving pedestrianWe are GO for prop load, which is getting underway. #GLHF pic.twitter.com/2OBgTDobFM — Relativity Space (@relativityspace) March 11, 2023Read: School voucher expansion heads to state house after approval by Republican-controlled subcommitteeWatch the launch live on Channel 9.

Relativity Space on Saturday afternoon tried again, unsuccessfully, to launch its mostly 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The space startup Relativity Space called off the first-ever flight of its new 3D-printed rocket on Wednesday (March 8) after a last-minute abort and temperature issues.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — It’s going to be a busy week on Florida’s Space Coast. There are two rocket launches that are planned to take off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station over the next few days. Relativity Space was looking to launch its 3D-printed rocket, Terran I, at 1 p.m. Wednesday, but that launch attempt was delayed several times before ultimately being scrubbed shortly before 3:30 p.m.Watch: First 3D-printed rocket set to blast off from Space Coast this weekOfficials said Terran I is the first fully 3D-printed rocket capable of carrying payloads into orbit. The company is aiming to launch a Falcon 9 rocket to carry a batch of satellites for the OneWeb 3 mission. SpaceX is also planning to launch another Falcon 9 rocket sometime Friday, but the company has not yet released a launch time.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remained on the pad Wednesday after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute. California-based Relativity Space was attempting to launch the rocket to orbit from a former missile site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Relativity Space aims to increase that percentage on its future versions. SpaceX's Falcon rockets have been flying with 3D-printed parts for years, but not nearly to the extent of Relativity Space's new rocket. Relativity Space said its rocket is the largest 3D-printed object to attempt a launch.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — A rocket made almost entirely of 3D parts was poised to blast off Wednesday on its debut launch. California-based Relativity Space is attempting to launch the rocket to orbit from Cape Canaveral. About 85% of the rocket, named Terran, is made of 3D parts printed at the company’s factory in Long Beach, California, including its engines. SpaceX's Falcon rockets have been flying with 3D parts for years, but not nearly to the extent of Relativity Space's new rocket. Relativity Space said its rocket is the largest 3D printed object to exist and attempt orbital flight.

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts remains on the pad after its debut launch attempt was aborted at the last minute.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Crews are planning to launch the first-ever fully 3D-printed rocket Wednesday from Florida’s Space Coast. Relativity Space’s Terran I rocket is 110 feet tall and uses fewer parts and is quicker to build than the traditional rocket. Read: Up, up & away: 3 rocket launches planned for Florida’s Space Coast this weekAnd that’s not the only launch you may see this week. The time of Friday’s planned launch has not been released. Channel 9 will monitor all three planned launches and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.

Relativity Space's Terran 1 rocket, the world's first 3D-printed launcher, will fly for the first time today (March 8), and you can watch the action live.

Relativity Space scrubbed their Wednesday launch of their 3D-printed rocket from Florida’s Space Coast.

SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Thursday to deliver a payload of satellites for OneWeb.

A rocket that is almost completely 3D printed will make its first attempt to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket from Relativity Space will fly from Florida's space coast, and will also mark the first natural liquid natural gas booster in space if all goes to plan.

The 3D-printed rocket from Relativity Space may make its debut flight this month if all goes to plan, marking the first liquid natural gas booster to reach orbit.

Relativity Space uses a novel approach to manufacturing launch rockets out of mostly 3D-printed structures and parts.

Embedded is led by general partners Jenna Bryant and Jordan Noone, the latter who came to the VC side after co-founding 3D rocket printer Relativity Space.

3D-printing rocket specialist Relativity Space signed an expansion deal with NASA's Stennis space center in Mississippi.

Two private companies, Relativity Space and Impulse Space, unveiled plans for the first commercial flight to Mars in 2024 using reusable rockets.

Tim Ellis, a former Blue Origin engineer, built aerospace start-up Relativity Space into a $4.2 billion company — with some help from Mark Cuban. Here's how.

Relativity Space is building rockets using an autonomous, 3D manufacturing robot called "Stargate."

3D rocket-printing startup Relativity Space said it plans a "major expansion" of operations and manufacturing to boost production of its Terran rocket line.

3D-printing specialist Relativity Space is building a second rocket factory in Long Beach, California, where the company will move its headquarters.

Relativity Space is revealing new details about its larger Terran R rocket, which could compete with SpaceX’s workhorse rocket, the Falcon 9.

Relativity Space revealed details of Terran R, a new two-stage rocket that's key to the Southern California startup's bold off-Earth goals, which include helping humanity get a foothold on Mars.

3D-printing specialist Relativity Space completed a $650 million fundraise to build a fully reusable rocket and challenge Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Relativity Space uses 3D-printing to build rockets, but CEO Tim Ellis says its big idea goes beyond aerospace into a manufacturing and multiplanetary future.

California-based aerospace startup Relativity Space will celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) and Women's History Month with a new video highlighting an all-woman analog astronaut crew. The new video, which Relativity Space released today, highlights the crew and mission of Sensoria M2 , the second all-woman mission at the HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) habitat, in October 2020. It followed the first such mission, Sensoria M1, which took place in January 2020. Live updates: Our mission to 'Mars' at the HI-SEAS habitatMore: HI-SEAS' 8-month mock Mars mission in picturesRelativity Space highlighted the Sensoria M2 mission at HI-SEAS for the 2021 International Women's Day. Relativity Space said in a statement, found in the image above.

Ellis previously worked at Bezos' space company Blue Origin as a propulsion engineer – and was credited for bringing the process of 3D printing metal rocket parts in-house. Ellis then left Blue Origin in 2015 to found Relativity with Jordan Noone, a college classmate and former SpaceX propulsion engineer. Relativity declined CNBC's request for comment on Bezos' visit, while Blue Origin did not respond to requests for comment. The company's first rocket, Terran 1, is expected to launch for the first time later this year. Relativity is also working on a second, larger rocket called Terran R – aiming to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in both launch capability and reusability.

An artist's illustration of the difference in size between the company's Terran 1 rocket, to the left, and the planned Terran R rocket. Relativity SpaceRelativity Space, the 3D-printing rocket builder, is making another big bet: Developing a fully reusable rocket, designed to match the power and capability of SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rockets. He highlighted SpaceX's work on reusability as informing Relativity's approach to Terran R, which he expects will be "fully reusable." "It's a copper chamber engine ... and it's actually now the same engine on the upper stage of Terran R as on Terran 1." Relativity plans to launch Terran R from Cape Canaveral in Florida, where the company previously secured a launch site for Terran 1.

Related: Relativity Space will 3D-print rockets at new autonomous factory"We’re keeping the momentum strong in #2021 with hotfire testing of our development second stage! Relativity Space said via Twitter on Jan. 21 . In November, Relativity Space announced it had closed a $500 million "Series D" financing round even as the coronavirus pandemic affected similar manufacturers in the space industry. "The last six months have been an exciting time at Relativity Space," Tim Ellis, the company's CEO, told Space.com. Related: Relativity Space to launch satellite 'tugs' on 3D-printed rocketSpace publications have taken note of Relativity's swift progress.

Rocket builder and 3D-printing specialist Relativity Space is raising $500 million of fresh capital in a new round being led by Tiger Global Management, people familiar with the financing told CNBC on Tuesday. The new fundraise, expected to close in the coming days, would jump Relativity's valuation to $2.3 billion, those people said. In addition to Tiger Global, Fidelity is also joining the round as a new Relativity investor. Existing investors in Relativity are also expected to be contributing — those include Social Capital, Playground Global, Y Combinator, Bond Capital, Tribe Capital, Jared Leto and Mark Cuban. Tiger Global, the hedge fund of investor Chase Coleman, has more than $40 billion in assets under management.

Speaking for the first time since he left Elon Musk's rocket company, Dunn said Relativity has exceeded his expectations. "Two buckets of raw material come in and then the printers reconfigure that material into a rocket," Ellis said. Relativity Space | gif by @thesheetztweetzRealtivity's Terran 1 rocket has just 730 individual parts – about 100 times less than the typical rocket. Relativity test fires its engines at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, where it has a long-term lease for multiple testing chambers. A computer rendering shows Relativity Space's rocket Terran launching from Cape Canaveral's LC-16 launchpad.

Relativity Space is developing its Terran 1 rocket, the first fully 3D-printed launch vehicle, at its headquarters in Long Beach, California. The company already has a launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Complex 16, which is under construction. On Wednesday, Relativity Space revealed it has signed a right of entry agreement with the U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing to develop launch facilities at Vandenberg Air Force Space. If approved, the B-330 launch site will allow spacecraft launches to polar and sun-synchronous orbits from the West Coast, according to a news release. A Relativity Space robotic engineer operates Stargate, the world's largest 3D printer, on June 10, 2019 at the company's California headquarters.

Ahead of its first rocket launch next year, Relativity Space is moving into new, bigger digs in Long Beach, California where it will build the first fully 3D printed rockets to launch from Cape Canaveral. Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Jordan Noone said the new headquarters in Long Beach will allow the growing team to begin building the first few Terran 1 rockets to launch from Cape Canaveral. We have the space to do it now.”Relativity Space announced this week its moving the company's headquarters to Long Beach, California. "The space economy continues its growth in Long Beach with the addition of Relatively,” Long Beach Mayor, Dr. Robert Garcia said. The official move-in date to the Long Beach headquarters will happen sometime in May or June, Noone said.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Relativity Space has the green light to get to orbit after receiving a new round of funding, the company said Tuesday. On Tuesday, Relativity Space announced it had closed on a $140 million Series C funding round led by Bond and Tribe Capital. Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis in front of 3D printed rocket hardware at the company's headquarters near Los Angeles. When News 6 visited Relativity Space headquarters near Los Angeles in June, Stargate 2.0 was still underdevelopment. In order to accommodate, the more flexible Stargate printers Relativity is moving into new facilities that will support a taller printing process.

California-based Relativity Space is currently preparing Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to begin launching its fully 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket. On Wednesday, Relativity Space announced it has entered a launch services agreement with Momentus -- the company provides in-space ferry services for spacecraft -- to launch Momentus customers for up to six launches. Laura Lariu, general counsel for Relativity Space, said this partnership furthers the company's goals to expand access to space and opens the Terran 1 up to a wider market of spacecraft. The orbital shuttle is powered by a water plasma propulsion system that pushes satellites from one orbit to another. The result is a super-heated gas to create thrust for the orbital shuttle to deliver spacecraft into various orbits.

Relativity Space CTO Jordan Noone stands in front of a 3D printer known as Stargate 2.0. The printers can be elevated to print taller rocket parts and are only limited by the size of the building. (Image: Emilee Speck/WKMG)Hide Caption

California-based Relativity Space announced Tuesday it has broken ground on a 3D manufacturing facility at Stennis Space Center where it will print its Terran 1 rocket.