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First 3D-Printed Rocket Launch Didn’t Quite Go to Plan

BLAST

The rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida—then things went awry.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

Published Mar. 23 2023 6:23AM EDT

Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket Terran 1 sits on the launch pad in this handout photograph released ahead of its scheduled launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 8, 2023. — Trevor Mahlmann/Relativity Space via Reuters

Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

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