California startup Relativity Space, which is developing a fully 3D printed rocket, is preparing for a Mars mission in collaboration with Impulse Space. Under the terms of the agreement, Relativity Space intends to launch its Terran R rocket, which will deliver the first commercial payload to the Red Planet – the Impulse Space Mars Cruise Vehicle orbiter and the Mars Lander lander.
As part of the agreement, the launch window opens in 2024 and the mission must be completed before 2029. The launch of the rocket commissioned by Impulse Space is to take place from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Once in the orbit of Mars, the Mars Lander module, equipped with an aeroshell, will enter the atmosphere of the red planet and land on its surface. This module will have its own payload, which will enable the research and development necessary to build a multi-planetary future for humanity.
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Recall that the Terran R is being developed as the world’s first reusable, fully 3D printed rocket. Thanks to the proprietary Relativity Space 3D printing process and specific materials, the Terran R features a unique construction geometry that cannot be achieved with traditional manufacturing. Terran R has a 5-meter fairing that allows you to send 20 times more payload into space than Terran 1.
Relativity Space is one step closer to the first launch of a fully 3D printed Terran 1 rocket
