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- Commercial Rockets Bring New Life to Stennis Space Scout · 14 Sep 2026 Sixty years since its first test firings began, NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is welcoming Blue Origin and Relativity Space to its facilities.
- NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract NASA · 9 Sep 2026 A NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract has been awarded by the agency to Relativity Space Inc., and its Terran R launch service in accordance with the contract’s on-ramp provision. The Terran R launch service will be a...
- Cape neighbors Stoke and Relativity advance LC-14 and LC-16 toward first flights NASASpaceflight · 6 Sep 2026 Along Missile Row at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Stoke Space and Relativity Space are…
- Relativity Space engine integration milestone for Terran-R first stage NASASpaceflight · 7 Aug 2026 Relativity Space has marked another significant step forward in the development of its reusable Terran…
- Relativity Space to expand Terran R production in Florida SpaceNews · 22 Jul 2026 Relativity Space struck a deal with Space Florida to build manufacturing and test facilities for its Terran R rocket on Florida’s Space Coast.
- NASA Announces Public-Private Partnership to Advance Mars Science NASA · 17 Jun 2026 NASA Wednesday announced a new public‑private partnership to advance Mars science by combining the agency’s scientific leadership with commercial innovation. Under this model, NASA will provide the Aeolus atmospheric‑sci...
- Terran R second stage heads to Stennis as Relativity advances toward 2026 debut NASASpaceflight · 17 Jun 2026 Terran R, the heavy-lift vehicle currently being developed by Relativity Space, is reaching significant milestones…
- Relativity Space to privately develop Mars orbiter mission SpaceNews · 17 Jun 2026 Relativity Space plans to launch a Mars orbiter in 2028 as part of a new initiative to privately develop planetary missions.
- Relativity, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent executives join Fortastra C-suite SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Los Angeles startup Fortastra has hired veterans from Relativity Space, Hermeus, Astrion and Divergent Technologies to design and operate maneuverable spacecraft for on-orbit security. Josh Jetter, former...
- Commercial neighbors Stoke Space and Relativity Space Advance make progress on Cape launch sites NASASpaceflight · 27 Dec 2025 Along Florida’s Space Coast, two ambitious aerospace companies are rapidly transforming historic launch sites into…
- SES expands launch contract with Relativity Space SpaceNews · 13 Nov 2025 Relativity Space, a launch startup developing a reusable rocket, has expanded a contract to provide launches for satellite operator SES.
- Blue Origin, Relativity Space, Stoke Space, and more all completing major upgrades at Cape Canaveral NASASpaceflight · 18 Jul 2025 Numerous upgrades have been observed during NSF’s recent flyover, as efforts continue to bring upgraded…
- Relativity Space accelerates production and testing of first Terran R NASASpaceflight · 20 Jun 2025 In a series of recent updates from Relativity Space, the company highlighted progress on its…
- Eric Schmidt apparently bought Relativity Space to put data centers in orbit Ars Technica · 2 May 2025 "Gives you a sense of how big this crisis is."
- Relativity Space Preparing For Terran R First Flight The Launch Pad · 16 Mar 2025 Relativity Space Preparing For Terran R First Flight
- Relativity Space may soon move a majority of its operations to Texas Ars Technica · 14 Mar 2025 "We are exploring options to expand our manufacturing capabilities."
- Relativity Space makes significant progress on Terran R; flight hardware in production NASASpaceflight · 11 Mar 2025 Relativity Space has announced significant progress with their Terran R reusable launch vehicle. In a…
- Relativity names Eric Schmidt as CEO as it updates Terran R development SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2025 The former CEO of Google is taking a stake in, and becoming CEO of, Relativity Space as that launch vehicle company advances work on its Terran R rocket.
- Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the new leader of Relativity Space Ars Technica · 10 Mar 2025 "I think we’re seeing some tension on how we would optimize Terran R."
- Relativity, Amazon, and NASA continue work on Cape infrastructure NASASpaceflight · 22 Nov 2024 In addition to SpaceX’s work, Cape Canaveral has been busy with Relativity Space focusing on…
- Relativity Space has gone from printing money and rockets to doing what, exactly? Ars Technica · 4 Sep 2024 "I would rather make that decision than pathologically hold on to something."
- Relativity Space shares updated view of future Terran R launch site Teslarati · 26 Apr 2024 Relativity Space has made major changes at Space Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where its Terran R rocket...
- Relativity Space wins $8.7 million U.S. Air Force contract for additive manufacturing research SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2024 AFRL said "this effort with Relativity Space is in response to a congressional demand signal."
- Relativity Space delays NSSL bid, focuses on 2026 Terran R debut SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2024 Vice president Josh Brost: “We're very comfortable about on-ramping to NSSL in the future, likely next year.”
- Intelsat signs multi-launch contract with Relativity Space SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2023 Satellite operator Intelsat has signed an agreement with Relativity Space for multiple launches of that company’s Terran R reusable launch vehicle under development.
- Relativity Space Expands NASA Stennis Ops With Historic Test Stand Lease The Launch Pad · 8 Sep 2023 Relativity Space has officially announced a strategic agreement with NASA's Stennis Space Center to lease the historic A-2 test stand. The Apollo era test stand is set to be used in a significant role in the development...
- Relativity Space expands presence at NASA’s Stennis Space Center SpaceNews · 7 Sep 2023 Launch vehicle company Relativity Space is growing its footprint at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi by leasing an Apollo-era test stand to support development of its Terran R rocket.
- Relativity shelves Terran 1 after one launch, redesigns Terran R SpaceNews · 13 Apr 2023 Relativity Space has decided to retire its Terran 1 small launch vehicle after a single flight that failed to reach orbit, focusing its resources on a revised version of its larger Terran R rocket.
- Relativity Space is moving on from the Terran 1 rocket to something much bigger Ars Technica · 12 Apr 2023 Relativity Space is not going to launch again until at least 2026.
- Relativity goes ‘all in’ on larger reusable rocket, shifting 3D-printing approach after first launch CNBC · 12 Apr 2023 Relativity Space is shifting its strategy in an attempt to accelerate work on the reusable rocket it’s developing, the company announced on Wednesday. Chief among the changes: adjusting its manufacturing approach to blen...
- Relativity Space has a successful failure with the debut of Terran 1 Ars Technica · 23 Mar 2023 "Today is a huge win, with many historic firsts."
- Relativity launches first Terran 1 SpaceNews · 23 Mar 2023 Relativity Space’s first Terran 1 rocket successfully got off the launch pad March 22 but failed to reach orbit because of an upper stage malfunction.
- Relativity’s first 3D-printed rocket launches successfully but fails to reach orbit CNBC · 23 Mar 2023 Relativity Space, a 3D-printing specialist, launched the inaugural flight of its Terran 1 rocket late on Wednesday night, which successfully met some mission objectives before failing to reach orbit.
- Relativity Makes History With Maiden Terran 1 Flight, Fails To Reach Orbit The Launch Pad · 23 Mar 2023 Relativity Space has made history successfully launching its Terran 1 launch vehicle for the first time.
- Relativity overachieves Terran 1 debut objectives NASASpaceflight · 22 Mar 2023 Relativity Space conducted the first flight of its Terran 1 rocket Wednesday. The Good Luck, Have Fun (GLHF) mission launched from Launch Complex 16 (LC-16) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. While the mission fa...
- Relativity Space hopes to live additively ever after with Wednesday’s launch Ars Technica · 22 Mar 2023 Watch this one because there won't be many Terran 1 launches.
- Relativity scrubs first Terran 1 launch again SpaceNews · 11 Mar 2023 Relativity Space scrubbed a launch of its Terran 1 rocket March 11 after two last-minute aborts for technical issues.
- Relativity Space Scrubs Second Attempt At Maiden Flight Of Terran 1 Rocket The Launch Pad · 11 Mar 2023 On 11th March 2023, Relativity Space scrubbed the Good Luck Have Fun (GLHF) launch, during a second attempt on that day, at T-45 seconds before liftoff.
- Relativity Space scrubs second launch attempt for Terran 1 rocket Spaceflight Now · 11 Mar 2023 Relativity Space tried again Saturday to launch its 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket into orbit from Cape Canaveral after halting a countdown earlier in the week to ensure propellants loaded into the launcher were at the prope...
- Relativity at last moment calls off launch attempt of Terran 1 rocket after briefly igniting engines CNBC · 11 Mar 2023 3D-printing specialist Relativity Space postponed its debut launch on Saturday, stopping one of its attempts in the final second of the countdown after igniting the rocket’s engines.