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A rocket made almost entirely from 3D-printed parts successfully launched Wednesday evening, but failed shortly before entering space.

Relativity Space, a California-based aerospace manufacturer, launched its Terran-1 rocket Wednesday night at 11:25 p.m. at Space Force Base in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The first stage of the 110-foot rocket was successful, reaching a distance of 10 miles in the atmosphere at a speed of 1,242 miles per hour.

But when the rocket attempted to fire its Stage 2 engines to go into space, a launch director reported an “anomaly.” Moments later, the vehicle’s engines appear to be sputtering.

Terran 1 is about to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida (Photo: Relativity Space/AFP)

Terran 1 begins launch (Image: AP)

The remains of the Terran 1 then crashed back to Earth, crashing into the Atlantic Ocean.

“As you heard from our launch manager, we had a level 2 anomaly in flight,” Arwa Tizani Kelly, manager of the relativity space test program, said during a live stream from the company. “But first launches are always exciting and today’s flight was no exception.”

Despite the failure, Kelly said the launch’s primary purpose, collecting flight data, was successful. “While we didn’t quite make it today, we’ve gathered enough data to show that flying 3D-printed rockets is possible,” she said.

In this still-frame livestream video provided by Relativity Space, Terran 1 launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida late on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The rocket consists almost entirely of 3D-printed parts. (relative space above AP)

Terran 1 seen from relativity space just ahead of the reported anomaly (Photo: AP)

Relativity Space's Terran-1 rocket will launch late Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from Launch Complex 16 at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The rocket consists almost entirely of 3D-printed parts. (Malcolm Denmark/Florida Today via AP)

Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket launches from Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (Credits: AP)

The Terran 1 is 85% 3D printed parts made by the company’s massive 3D printers in Long Beach, California. The company called the rocket “the largest existing 3D-printed object attempting orbital flight.”

Wednesday’s launch marked the company’s third attempt at launching the Terran 1. The last attempt on March 8 was called off at the last minute due to a temperature problem.

Relativity Space was founded in 2015 by aerospace engineers Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone who hoped to better utilize 3D printing technology for space travel.

Since then, the company has raised more than $1.4 billion in venture capital funds, including from leading investors such as billionaire Mark Cuban and index fund BlackRock.

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