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Building reusable rockets to empower science, exploration, and innovation beyond our planet.

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In March, we sprang forward across the factory floor, test stand, and launch pad. 🏗️ Build: Stage 1 downcomer fully welded and began acceptance testing, while stage 2 tank integration nears completion with the LOX lid, thrust cone, and headband installed 🔥 Test: Aeon V completed a 526.5-second endurance demonstration as Aeon R acceptance testing continues at NASA Stennis 🌴 Launch: At LC-16, rails between the HIF and pad have been installed, LNG tanks delivered, and the water tower rose
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LC-16 is rapidly evolving into the operational hub for Terran R launch, recovery, and reuse. ✓ Transporter-erector strongback delivered and undergoing outfitting ✓ Water tower raised to 180 ft with continued lifting underway ✓ Two 246,000-gallon LNG tanks installed to provide densified propellant for the stages
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Test campaigns and infrastructure are scaling alongside hardware production. 📍 @NASAStennis ✔️ Aeon V second stage engine testing, including a 526.5-second endurance demonstration ✔️ Aeon R first stage engine acceptance testing continues ✔️ Hangar roof structure completed with sheeting installation underway ✔️ Live ring lift installation complete ✔️ Fluid lines being machined and routed ✔️ Flume work progressing with new service platforms delivered
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Terran R build is advancing across the vehicle and scaling for future flights. ✓ Stage 2 tank mechanical assembly complete with LOX lid, thrust cone, and headband installed ✓ Stage 2 HITL avionics boxes ready, enabling pre-installation verification and software testing ✓ Stage 1 downcomer fully welded and began acceptance testing ✓ Thrust structure internal trays installed; leak check completed on outer ring ✓ Second CFSW installed and HFSW producing stringer to panel sub-weldments for future flights
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In March, we sprang forward across the factory floor, test stand, and launch pad. 🏗️ Build: Stage 1 downcomer fully welded and began acceptance testing, while stage 2 tank integration nears completion with the LOX lid, thrust cone, and headband installed 🔥 Test: Aeon V completed a 526.5-second endurance demonstration as Aeon R acceptance testing continues at NASA Stennis 🌴 Launch: At LC-16, rails between the HIF and pad have been installed, LNG tanks delivered, and the water tower rose
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At Launch Complex 16, Terran R infrastructure continues to take shape. 🔹 Launch mount and transporter-erector upper strongback arrived on-site. 🔹 Insulation and siding progressing on the horizontal integration facility. 🔹 Lightning protection system piles installed 98 ft underground.
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Terran R testing continues to scale alongside engine production and new infrastructure. 🔥 Acceptance testing of Aeon R flight engines continues at @NASAStennis with testing of the Aeon V second stage engine progressing in parallel. 🏗️ On the A2 stage test stand, the live ring was lifted into place and flume construction advanced ahead of diverter installation. 🏗️ Framing for the nearby hangar is now complete.
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On the factory floor, Terran R vehicle integration continues to advance. ✅ Second stage harnesses and raceway covers built. ✅ COPV leak test completed and common dome baffle installation underway. ✅ First stage tank integration progressing with weld buy-offs, instrumentation bracket installs, and machining. ✅ Aeon V and Aeon R engines manufactured, assembled, and shipped.
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From Space Beach to the Space Coast, Terran R progress continued across design, build, test, and launch. 🔧 Vehicle integration progressed across the first and second stage tanks, interstage, and thrust structure. Work continues on second flight hardware in parallel. 🔥 At @NASAStennis , propulsion testing ramped up across Aeon R and Aeon V engines. 🌴 At LC-16, major launch hardware arrived on-site, including the launch mount and transporter-erector strongback.
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Progress at LC-16 continued through January as launch facilities and ground systems advanced in parallel. ✓ Siding nearly complete on the booster processing section of the HIF ✓ Spray foam insulation approaching halfway point ✓ Water tower painting underway, with preparations for additional height ✓ Launch mount concrete pours cured; formwork removal and steel installation underway LC-16 is continuing its transition towards operational readiness for Terran R.
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Testing continues to scale as hardware and infrastructure come online. 📍 @NASAStennis , MS ✔️ Flight engine acceptance testing continued with additional campaigns complete ✔️ Aeon V second stage development testing progressing ✔️ All vaporizers installed at the A2 stage test stand ✔️ New hangar construction advancing with slab nearly complete and columns going up
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