Tim Mom, CEO of Relativity Space, tweeted that "winning numbness [covering face]", and the company's team has achieved more in the first launch test than most companies (and even countries) in their first launch test:
(1) The first methane rocket in the West to reach the 100-kilometer Kármán line (the other first is China).
(2) The first almost completely 3D printed rocket was launched, and the feasibility of 3D printing was verified by the maximum dynamic pressure of the rocket Max.Q.
(3) The first methane orbital stage rocket in Western countries successfully completed the first stage flight, the main engine shutdown, and the second stage separation (the other only one is China).
(4) Western countries' methane orbital stage rockets made the first second-stage ignition attempt during vacuum flight, collecting all the data of the first launch test.
(5) Subsequent data review and will bring lessons for the company's subsequent rocket launches, including the Terran R.
(6) Here (Figure 4) closest to the launch pad – a truly ecstatic launch viewing experience took place. INTENSE 12 of 10, the reaction makes perfect sense when being there, surre
