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Relativity Space signed an enhanced use lease agreement (EULA) on the vertical A-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi.
The A-2 Test Stand was originally designed to withstand maximum thrust of £1,500,000but was configured to endure only up to 294,835 kg prior to Relativity’s upgrades.
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.
Telesat plans to retain launch optionality by using multiple launch providers including Blue Origin and Relativity Space.
In October 2022, Relativity planned to build new test stands, office buildings, and a vehicle hangar at Stennis Space Center.
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 plans to invest $267,000,000 overall in developing its facilities 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.
Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in his general theory of relativity.
Impulse Space and Relativity Space originally proposed to launch the Mars lander mission in the late 2024 Mars launch window.
Relativity Space plans to debut a redesigned version of the Terran R rocket in 2026, two years later than previously planned.
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.