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- Relativity Space scrubs first Terran 1 launch attempt SpaceNews · 9 Mar 2023 Relativity Space will wait at least three days before making its next attempt to launch its Terran 1 rocket after propellant temperature issues scrubbed its first launch attempt March 8.
- Relativity Space Scrubs Maiden Flight Of Terran 1 Rocket The Launch Pad · 8 Mar 2023 On 8th March 2023, Relativity Space scrubbed the Good Luck Have Fun (GLHF) launch due to exceeding launch commit criteria levels for the thermal conditions of Stage 2.
- Relativity postpones first launch attempt of 3D-printed rocket Terran 1 CNBC · 8 Mar 2023 3D-printing specialist Relativity Space postponed its first launch attempt on Wednesday, a mission that marks the most significant test yet of the company’s ambitious manufacturing approach.
- Relativity Space scrubs first attempt to launch Terran 1 [Updated] Ars Technica · 8 Mar 2023 Relativity Space is one of the more intriguing new space launch companies.
- Launch day timeline for Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket Spaceflight Now · 8 Mar 2023 Relativity Space’s 10-story-tall Terran 1 rocket will encounter the most extreme aerodynamic forces of its eight-minute test flight around 80 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. That’s a key moment when the compan...
- Relativity Space ready to launch 3D-printed, methane-fueled orbital rocket Spaceflight Now · 8 Mar 2023 Relativity Space, a California-based startup that counts billionaire Mark Cuban as one of its early investors, is ready to launch the first 3D-printed, methane-fueled rocket into orbit from Cape Canaveral.
- Relativity Space scrubs first launch attempt Spaceflight Now · 8 Mar 2023 Relativity Space’s first launch countdown aborted about a minute before liftoff Wednesday at Cape Canaveral when sensors detected warmer-than-expected liquid oxygen on the Terran 1 rocket’s second stage, delaying until S...
- Weather forecast favorable for Relativity’s first orbital launch attempt Spaceflight Now · 6 Mar 2023 Forecasters from the U.S. Space Force predict mostly sunny conditions at Cape Canaveral during a three-hour launch window Wednesday afternoon for the first flight of Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket.
- Relativity Space sets date for first Terran 1 launch SpaceNews · 23 Feb 2023 Relativity Space announced Feb. 22 it will attempt the first launch of its Terran 1 rocket as soon as March 8 after securing a launch license and skipping a planned final test.
- Relativity Receives Launch Licence, Sets Launch Date The Launch Pad · 22 Feb 2023 On 21 February 2023, the FAA granted Relativity Space a launch licence for the first launch of their Terran 1 rocket. The issued launch licence authorises Relativity to conduct pre-launch operations and launch operations...
- Relativity sets launch date for first flight of Terran 1 rocket Spaceflight Now · 22 Feb 2023 Relativity Space plans to skip a final test-firing of its first fully stacked Terran 1 rocket at Cape Canaveral and proceed with a launch attempt March 8 for the methane-fueled, 3D-printed launcher, the company said Wedn...
- Inside the ‘Wormhole,’ Relativity Space’s monster factory 3D-printing reusable rockets CNBC · 4 Feb 2023 LONG BEACH, California – It was a few days into the new year yet Relativity Space’s factory was anything but quiet, a din of activity with massive 3D printers humming and the clanging of construction ringing out.
- Terran 1 and Terran R testing in full swing before Relativity’s debut NASASpaceflight · 21 Dec 2022 The first fully integrated static fire test of Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket is expected any day now as the company prepares for its first-ever launch from Florida. Following a series of tests of the rocket’s first...
- On eve of first launch, Relativity Space seeks to join SpaceX as “disruptor” Ars Technica · 24 Oct 2022 "Almost from the beginning of the company, I wanted to build a Falcon 9 competitor."
- Relativity Space expands engine test facilities at Stennis SpaceNews · 20 Oct 2022 Launch vehicle developer Relativity Space will expand its engine test site at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, the second company in as many months to announce new or expanded facilities there.
- Relativity to launch Impulse Space’s Mars Lander as early as 2024 NASASpaceflight · 19 Jul 2022 Impulse Space has announced that the company will launch the first commercial payload to Mars on board Relativity Space’s Terran R rocket. Under the new partnership, Relativity will launch Impulse’s Mars Cruise Vehicle a...
- OneWeb to launch second-generation satellites with Relativity Space SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2022 OneWeb will launch some of its next-generation satellites on Relativity Space’s next-generation launch vehicle starting as soon as 2025, the companies announced June 30.
- Relativity Space reveals plans to rapidly upgrade 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket Teslarati · 24 Feb 2022 Relativity Space has announced that it will only launch the first version of its small Terran 1 rocket a handful of times...
- Relativity and SpaceX bid on NASA commercial space station competition SpaceNews · 1 Feb 2022 Launch companies Relativity Space and SpaceX were among the companies that submitted proposals last year to NASA for initial development of commercial space stations.
- Korean consortium invested $50 million in US launch startup Relativity Space SpaceNews · 9 Sep 2021 The $50 million invested by a South Korean consortium was part of $650 million Relativity Space raised in the Series E funding round in June.
- Small launch vehicles grow up SpaceNews · 30 Aug 2021 Why Relativity Space and Rocket Lab are both developing larger rockets that could vie with Falcon 9 and Vulcan Centaur for some classes of payloads.
- ABL, Astra, Relativity selected to compete for U.S. Space Force responsive launch contracts SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2021 ABL Space Systems Corp, Astra Space and Relativity Space will join a pool of launch providers that are eligible to compete for missions awarded under the U.S. Space Force Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4.
- Relativity to open new headquarters and factory in Long Beach SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2021 Relativity Space, the launch vehicle company that has raised more than $1 billion in private capital since late last year, announced it will move into a giant new headquarters and production facility in Southern Californ...
- Relativity raises $650 million round, announces Terran R rocket SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2021 Relativity Space announced June 8 it has raised $650 million in a new funding round to support development of a fully reusable launch vehicle far larger than its original Terran 1 rocket.
- Relativity Space reveals fully reusable medium lift launch vehicle Terran R NASASpaceflight · 8 Jun 2021 Relativity Space, leveraging their 3D printing technology, has announced the next step towards supporting multiplanetary spaceflight: a fully reusable, medium lift launch vehicle named Terran R.
- Relativity announces plans for fully reusable Terran R rocket Spaceflight Now · 8 Jun 2021 Relativity Space announced plans Tuesday for a fully reusable two-stage rocket named the Terran R, a 3D-printed vehicle designed to haul more than 20 metric tons of cargo to low Earth orbit from a launch pad at Cape Cana...
- Relativity Space printed its Terran 1 rocket’s second stage in a few weeks Ars Technica · 24 Mar 2021 "We're 75 percent of the way through printing the rocket's first stage."
- Relativity Space wins U.S. military contract for 2023 launch SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2021 Relativity Space was selected to launch a small U.S. military payload to orbit in 2023 using a 3D-printed rocket.
- TriSept purchases Relativity launch for rideshare mission SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2020 Launch integration company TriSept has purchased a launch from Relativity Space that it plans to use for a smallsat rideshare mission as soon as 2022.
- Relativity Space raises $500 million SpaceNews · 23 Nov 2020 Small launch vehicle startup Relativity Space has raised a $500 million funding round that the company says will enable it to accelerate its long-term vision of reshaping aerospace manufacturing.
- Firefly closes in on debut flight with rocket delivery to Vandenberg launch site NASASpaceflight · 9 Nov 2020 Across the world, several startup launch providers such as Relativity Space, Astra, Virgin Orbit, and others are currently in fierce competition with one another to bring their in-development rockets into operation and o...
- Relativity Space to Launch Iridium Satellites from New Vandenberg Launch Site NASASpaceflight · 24 Jun 2020
- Relativity Space hires SpaceX executive to lead launch vehicle factory development SpaceNews · 19 May 2020
- Relativity Space has big dreams. Is the company for real? Ars Technica · 3 Mar 2020
- Relativity Space Using 3D Printing to Launch a Growing Manifest amid Funding Boost NASASpaceflight · 1 Oct 2019
- Relativity Space announces first launch contract, and it’s a big one Ars Technica · 5 Apr 2019
- Relativity Space obtains Air Force approval for Cape Canaveral launch pad Spaceflight Now · 18 Jan 2019