Austin Holm

Rockets, spacecrafts, and pizza. No particular order… unless I’m hungry. | 🚀 Valves @RelativitySpace | BLM

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

Fired up our first Aeon R engine hot fires this week. Sound on.

🎯 10 seconds of fire.
✔️ Validated component harmony during start up, at target power (70%), and shutdown.
🏅️ Strong start to test campaign. Initial hardware inspections look healthy.
🔜 Longer duration. More power. More blue fire.
📍@NASAStennis R Complex, new dual-bay vertical engine test stand

[Michael Baylor @MichaelBaylor_]

Terran 1 liftoff at 25% real-time speed.

📽️ Relativity / Michael Baylor

[Tim Ellis @thetimellis]

A ton of historic firsts last week. Our @relativityspace team proved more in this first launch than most companies (and even countries) ever have in their maiden attempt:

✅ first methane fueled rocket in the West to reach space, well over the 100km Karman Line (only other is China)
✅ first nearly entirely 3D printed rocket to fly and prove 3D printing is viable by passing Max-Q, the max stress on the rocket
✅ first methane orbital-class rocket to successfully complete stage 1 flight, main engine cutoff, and second stage separation in the West (only other is China)
✅ first-ever second stage ignition attempt during the vacuum of flight for a methane fueled orbital rocket in the West, collected first-ever flight data
✅ continuing data reviews, and will bring learnings to our future rocket including Terran R
✅ one really ecstatic launch viewing experience - here, as close as one can get to the launch pad. INTENSE 12 of 10, the reaction makes perfect sense when being there, surreal 🤯

[Austin Holm @AustinHolmJ]

What a week at the office! On Wednesday March 22nd 2023, a day I will never forget, we launched Terran 1 INTO SPACE!!! Watching with my team after years of hard work was sensational. Thank you to all those who supported us along the way. 💙🚀

[Austin Holm @AustinHolmJ]

@RockettLord 🥺💙

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

Today’s launch proved Relativity’s 3D-printed rocket technologies that will enable our next vehicle, Terran R. We successfully made it through Max-Q, the highest stress state on our printed structures. This is the biggest proof point for our novel additive manufacturing approach. Today is a huge win, with many historic firsts. We also progressed through Main Engine Cutoff and Stage Separation. We will assess flight data and provide public updates over the coming days. #GoodLuckHadFun

[Austin Holm @AustinHolmJ]

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[Jenny Hautmann @JennyHPhoto]

Launch of the world's first 3D printed rocket! @relativityspace

📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ

[James McPherson @ayyitsjameslmao]

🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

Stage Seperation. #GLHF

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

MECO. #GLHF

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

Max Q! #GLHF

[James McPherson @ayyitsjameslmao]

WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

[Austin Holm @AustinHolmJ]

Tomorrow 🚀

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

On the last sleep before our big launch day, a bedtime story 😌 📕
Goodnight moon. 🌝
Goodnight rocket 🚀 [that’ll be] jumping over the moon.

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

Trying to give the people what they want!🔥🔥🔥Got ya an encore performance this Friday afternoon. Worked up to 82 seconds on today's stage test. Massively proud of our team and their hustle in the face of incoming weather 🌧️🍥🚀#GLHF

[Austin Holm @AustinHolmJ]

Making more fire in Florida 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Tim Ellis @thetimellis]

Completed 57 second stage test today as we work toward full duration test - our longest yet! Stunning 🤩, super proud of work team is doing, a big step forward!

[Austin Holm @AustinHolmJ]

@RockettLord 😏

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

Our very own Isabel Cleff, Engine Systems and Test Manager, sat down w/ @BuiltInLA to understand how we support and elevate women leaders like herself. 👏

Check it out: https://t.co/LbbpSxWVSC

#womensequalityday

[Relativity Space @relativityspace]

Another 1st in the books! 🔥 Completed a full duration 20-second hot fire for all nine Aeon 1 engines on Stage 1 of Terran 1, the world's first 3D printed rocket (w/ entirely 3D printed engines!) #GLHF Learn more: https://t.co/y9TqdxG8zB