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Can anyone share a picture of what the rocket looked like on the pad, or sometime before launch?

Also how much of it was 3D printed, and which bits?



I've read various places that it's about 85% printed, by mass. The tanks & payload shroud, and portions of the engines as well. For the latter, the expansion nozzles and the crazy custom propellant plumbing were 3D printed.




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