Terran R

Relativity Space has provided few public updates on Terran R development since the April announcement discontinuing Terran 1.

Terran R is designed and manufactured at Relativity Space’s headquarters in Long Beach, California, which houses its fourth-generation Stargate metal 3D printers.

Relativity Space retired the Terran 1 small launch vehicle after a single unsuccessful flight in March to focus on the larger Terran R vehicle now planned for 2026.

Relativity Space will use upgraded A-2 infrastructure to support advanced vertical first-stage testing for the Terran R vehicle.

Relativity Space plans to invest $267,000,000 into NASA Stennis and create hundreds of new jobs in the region by 2027 to support Terran R program development and launch ramp rate.

Relativity has been using other facilities at Stennis Space Center for several years to test engines for its Terran 1 and Terran R rockets.

In April, Relativity retired its Terran 1 rocket after a single March launch that failed to reach orbit to focus on the Terran R.

Relativity Space plans to debut a redesigned version of the Terran R rocket in 2026, two years later than previously planned.

Terran R is designed to launch 23,500 kg to low Earth orbit in a reusable mode or up to 33,500 kg if the booster is not recovered for reuse.

Relativity Space is developing a 3D-printed Terran R vehicle designed to lift 23,500 kg to low Earth orbit.

Relativity Space shifted Terran R’s targeted first launch to 2026 after redesigning the vehicle on 2023-04-12.

Relativity will build Terran R rockets at its 1-million-square-foot Long Beach factory called The Wormhole.

Relativity’s updated Terran R design incorporates an aluminum alloy in initial models by manufacturing tank straight-section barrels using traditional techniques as part of a hybrid manufacturing approach.

Relativity plans to expand its existing facility in Cape Canaveral in preparation for Terran R launches.

Relativity has won launch deals from seven customers worth over $1,600,000,000 for future flights on Terran R.

Relativity states Terran R can insert payloads of up to 5,500 kg into geostationary transfer orbit while recovering the first stage.

Terran R can deliver up to 33,500 kg to Low Earth Orbit in an expendable configuration.

Relativity Space estimates that, at production run rate from its Long Beach factory, it can initially produce and fly more than 45 Terran R vehicles annually.