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Relativity Space (Relativity)

Reusable rocket manufacturer and launch provider

relativityspace.com

Headquarters: Long Beach, United States
Founded year: 2016
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 1,900–5,000
Industry: Aerospace & Defense

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Latest news about Relativity Space (Relativity)

In short: Relativity Space appointed former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as its new leader and secured a NASA Mars mission for its Terran R rocket.

Company announcements

July 8 Relativity

Relativity wins NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 contract

The award by Space Systems Command marks progress in the Terran R program for reliable space access.

June 17 Relativity

Relativity launches Interplanetary Sciences Program

It leverages Terran R for deep space science, starting with a 2028 Mars orbiter mission partnered with NASA.

10 November 2025 Relativity

Relativity summarizes October 2025 Terran R progress

It reports design, build, test, and launch milestones including component reviews, engine production, test stand activity, and Cape Canaveral pad construction.

17 October 2025 Relativity

Relativity reports Florida site construction progress

The site demonstrates steel framing, foundations for lightning towers, and large LOX tanks, supporting Terran R operations.

Media coverage

July 21 MSN

Relativity Space plans major expansion, thousands of jobs near Cape Canaveral

Relativity Space plans to expand its Cape Canaveral operations and add thousands of high-paying jobs by 2034, Space Florida officials announced.

July 8 Aviation Week

Relativity Space Hires NASA To Build And Operate Mars Science Payload

Credit: NASA At first blush, the agreement for Relativity Space to fly a suite of NASA science instruments to Mars appears to be just another...

July 8 Aviation Week

Impulse Space, Relativity Join NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 Contract

Relativity Space is one of two new vendors on the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contract, alongside Impulse Space...

June 18 Dagens PS

Nasa has decided: He outmaneuvers Musk for the Mars trip

Nasa has made its choice. It will be Eric Schmidt's company Relativity Space that gets the assignment to make the Mars trip – not Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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