Relativity Space is an American aerospace manufacturing company focused on revolutionizing rocket production through 3D printing, AI, and autonomous robotics. As a launch provider, they are developing reusable rockets like Terran R to offer cost-effective and high-performance launch services for commercial and government customers. Relativity Space has partnerships with NASA, U.S. Air Force, Spaceflight Industries, Momentus, OneWeb and Intelsat, with a long-term goal of establishing an industrial base on Mars. Associated keywords: 3D printing, launch vehicles, commercial spaceflight, Terran R, Stargate printers.
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mu Space’s LEO satellite will be the primary, dedicated payload on Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket, launching in 2022.
Relativity announced a multi-launch contract with Telesat to support Telesat’s LEO constellation in April 2019.
Relativity is in the final stages of identifying a West Coast launch site that would allow Terran 1 to launch missions to polar orbits.
Relativity has an initial agreement with the U.S. Air Force to develop a launch facility at Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Relativity is developing the Terran 1 launch vehicle designed to place up to 1,250 kg into low Earth orbit for $10,000,000 per launch.
Relativity and Telesat signed a contract on 2019-04-05 for Relativity to provide launch services for Telesat’s LEO satellite constellation.
On 2019-04-05, Relativity signed a contract with Telesat to launch a portion of Telesat’s low Earth orbit broadband satellite constellation.
Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket is a completely 3D printed rocket built using Relativity’s proprietary metal 3D printing technology platform.
Relativity planned a fourfold expansion to over 350,000 square feet of operations, production, testing, and launch facilities in 2019.
Relativity’s Terran 1 can support medium Earth orbit missions and some small geostationary orbit satellites.
Relativity announced plans to launch its small launch vehicle Terran 1 from Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral.
Relativity is starting environmental work needed to construct its launch facilities at Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Relativity expanded its infrastructure fourfold in 2019 to over 240,000 square feet of operations, production, testing, and launch facilities.
Tim Ellis is chief executive of Relativity and is building the Terran 1 launch vehicle with a payload capacity of about a metric ton.
Relativity is the first venture-backed orbital launch company to receive a direct agreement with the U.S. Air Force for LC-16 at Cape Canaveral.
LC-16 is one of the few major launch facilities still available at Cape Canaveral and is capable of supporting Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket.
Relativity won approval from the U.S. Air Force to build a launch site at Cape Canaveral on 2019-01-17.
Relativity’s agreement for Launch Complex 16 permits construction of a payload processing facility, a vehicle integration hangar, a horizontal transporter/erector, propellant storage farms, and other equipment to support launches of its Terran 1 rocket.
Relativity is performing a series of engine tests for Terran 1 at a site it is leasing from NASA at the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
Relativity’s headcount grew from 14 employees in March 2018 to a company size where an offer letter was signed for the 60th employee.