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A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of orbit.

It’s a relatively small rocket, just 110 feet, and won’t be carrying anything for this test flight except for a memento: the first metal 3D print from the company's printers.

Startup Relativity Space sent what it’s calling the “world’s first 3D-printed rocket” toward space on Wednesday, vaulting it into the upper reaches of the atmosphere. Though, it suffered ...