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> The world's first 3D-printed rocket launched successfully on Wednesday, marking a step forward for the California company behind the innovative spacecraft, though it failed to reach orbit.

> Had Terran 1 reached low Earth orbit, it would have been the first privately-funded vehicle using methane fuel to do so on its first try, according to Relativity.

> Terran 1 was not carrying a payload for its first flight, but the rocket will eventually be capable of putting up to 1,250 kilograms into low Earth orbit.

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