The first 3D-printed rocket was made in Mississippi. You can watch it launch into space.

The first entirely 3D-printed rocket was made in Mississippi and will soon blast off into space from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Constructed at Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Relativity Space’s Terran 1 will launch on March 8 from Launch Complex 16. The launch window will be between noon and 3 p.m. CST.

Nicknamed the “Good Luck, Have Fun,” the launch is the first for the Terran 1 rocket.

“Disrupting 60 years of aerospace, Relativity offers a radically simplified supply chain, building a rocket with 100x fewer parts in less than 60 days,” Relativity Space said in a release.

Relativity’s goal is to build the 18-wheelers of space. Customers will eventually be able to use the rockets to transport freight between Earth, the moon and Mars.

To watch the launch live, subscribe to Relativity’s live stream.

This story was originally published February 23, 2023 at 11:44 AM.

Mona Moore

Sun Herald

Mona Moore was a Service Journalism Desk Editor for the Sun Herald in Mississippi; Mahoning Matters in Ohio; and the Ledger-Enquirer and Telegraph in Georgia. Originally from West Covina, California, she holds a bachelor’s and master’s in corporate and public communication from the University of South Alabama. Mona’s writing and photography have been recognized by press associations in Mississippi, North Carolina and Florida.