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Terran R hardware is advancing across multiple fronts, with integration work progressing on the stage one flight article and momentum building for the next vehicle. Key highlights from July: ✓ Fully released the stage one shipping assembly, comprised of more than 11,000 parts ✓ First wet installs of external... show more

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Relativity Space1 month ago

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Relativity is coming fast towards launch Firefly Aerospace $FLY

Wonder Rove1 month ago

Terran R is starting to look less like renders and more like a real launch vehicle.

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Wasnt it supposed to be 3d printed?you failed at that?

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