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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Relativity plans to invest $267,000,000 overall in developing its facilities at Stennis Space Center.
In April, Relativity retired its Terran 1 rocket after a single March launch that failed to reach orbit to focus on the Terran R.
In October 2022, Relativity planned to build new test stands, office buildings, and a vehicle hangar at Stennis Space Center.
The A-2 test stand adds 30 acres to Relativity’s footprint at Stennis Space Center, bringing the company’s total footprint there to 298 acres.
Relativity will pay $2,760,000 to lease the A-2 test stand for seven years with an option to extend the lease an additional 10 years.
Relativity Space signed an agreement on 2023-09-07 to lease the A-2 test stand at Stennis Space Center.
Telesat has previously announced plans to use rockets still under development by Blue Origin and Relativity Space for Lightspeed launches.
Impulse Space’s 2026 Mars mission with Relativity Space is planned to be the first commercial mission to the red planet.
Relativity Space lost its first 3D-printed launch vehicle in March 2023.
Relativity Space plans to debut a redesigned version of the Terran R rocket in 2026, two years later than previously planned.
Impulse Space and Relativity Space originally proposed to launch the Mars lander mission in the late 2024 Mars launch window.
Josh Brost is senior vice president of revenue operations at Relativity Space and characterized the companies’ goal as creating a constant supply chain to Mars.
Relativity Space’s Terran 1 used liquid oxygen and methane on its 2023-03-22 launch.
Telesat previously planned to use rockets still under development by Blue Origin and Relativity Space to deploy the Lightspeed constellation.
Lane 1 of NSSL Phase 3 will seek bids for less-demanding missions to low Earth orbit and is intended to attract new entrants such as Rocket Lab, Firefly Aerospace, and Relativity Space.
Relativity Space attempted the first launch of its small Terran 1 vehicle from Cape Canaveral on 2023-03-22 and the rocket failed to reach orbit after demonstrating 3D-printed hardware integrity.
Relativity estimates it will be capable of producing upwards of 45 rockets per year from The Wormhole facility in Long Beach.
Relativity Space is developing a 3D-printed Terran R vehicle designed to lift 23,500 kg to low Earth orbit.
Relativity 3D-printed about 85% of the mass of its Terran 1 rocket and had previously planned to increase that percentage above 90%.
Relativity’s debut flight of the 3D-printed Terran 1 launched from Florida but failed to reach orbit after an issue about three minutes into the mission.