Relativity files permit for Launch Complex 16 Terran R upgrades

You will also be able to make out the new tank farm areas where the company will store liquid oxygen and methane. The iconic blockhouse will remain standing while Relativity builds some new support facilities in the area as well. In the site’s current state, it is pretty bare bones and doesn’t stand out on the horizon like SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy infrastructure at LC-39A a few miles away.

Aerial view of LC-16 (July 15, 2021) | Jared Locke/Space Explored

While the first launch of Terran R is still a few years away, Relativity will be working hard to get LC-16 ready to support its larger launch vehicle and we could see progress begin on these upgrades as soon as this year, though timelines are ever-changing.

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