Relativity Space's 3D-Printed Rocket Fails to Reach Orbit in Launch Attempts.
Relativity Space's 3-D printed rocket, Terran 1, failed during the second stage of its flight shortly after takeoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket was not carrying people or a customer payload, and no one was hurt. The rocket was powered by nine 3-D printed engines and would have been the first rocket launched into orbit using liquid methane as its fuel. The rocket was carrying a wheel-shaped object, the first thing ever made by Relativity's 3-D printers, which was to demonstrate the rocket's ability to carry a payload to orbit. Relativity Space is among several companies building rockets to launch into orbit using liquid oxygen and liquid methane as propellants.