Mastodawn

We're at T-55 minutes. Propellant load is almost complete. Livestream is going on now. #space

The rocket, #Terran1, is 85 percent 3D printed and uses liquid methane and liquid oxygen as propellant. If it successfully makes it to orbit, it will be the first methane-fueled rocket to achieve that.

#space

T-36 minutes

#Relativity #space

Currently waiting for an update from Mission Control.

Updated launch time: 2:00 PM ET

#space #relativity

Hold is due to wanting more time for propellant conditioning.

#space #relativity

Weather is go for launch, but it’s windy out there.

Another hold — they need more time for propellant conditioning. The launch window is I believe a total of three hours.

It is a pretty rocket

New T-0 time 2:40 PM ET

Go for launch! Currently T-14 min

Less than 5 minutes to launch.

Nine Aeon engines

HOLD at T-69 seconds, but also retracting the strongback

Countdown should be resuming imminently

Abort.

Currently checking if they can recycle and try again within the launch window today

They're going to recycle! New launch time: 3:55 pm ET.

Launch window closes at 4 PM ET.

Abort occurred because Stage 2 oxygen temperatures were out of limits. They're going to fix it and try again.

#Relativity #space

Update: New launch time is 3:45 PM ET, not 3:55 PM ET. #relativity #space

Scrubbing operations for today. Hopefully we'll know more soon.

#Relativity #space

Reasie Mar 8, 2023

@skrishna Fingers crossed!

@[email protected]Mar 8, 2023

@skrishna Thank you for the play by play! :-D Loving it! Really appreciate it!

Stephen Hackett

Mar 8, 2023

@skrishna I hope they get it off the ground soon!

@ismh same!!! they're doing good work!

J. Steven York RESISTS Mar 8, 2023

@skrishna Well crud. Automatic abort. Still some time in the launch window, so some chance of a reset. Any idea when the window ends?

@jstevenyork 4 PM ET, they're assessing recycle options now!

Lawrence Miller Mar 8, 2023

@skrishna I have an Ender 3 at home so I can print one myself, right

@ldpm oh ABSOLUTELY, let me know how that goes 😂

Louis Ingenthron Mar 8, 2023

@skrishna What exactly is propellant conditioning? Is it essentially just giving it time to settle to even out any unevenness in temp/density from the inflow?