Tag: Relativity Space
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Nearly two years after its radical pivot, Fidelity slashes Relativity’s valuation
For several years, an innovative, California-based launch company named Relativity Space has been the darling of investors and media. Relativity promised to disrupt launch by taking a somewhat niche technology in the space industry at the time, 3D printing, and using it as the foundation for manufacturing rockets. The pitch worked. Relativity’s chief executive Tim…
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Space Coast looks toward the future with port and factory expansions
The space facilities around Cape Canaveral on Florida’s east coast are being prepared for a major ramp-up in flight activity over the coming months, years, and decades. This increase in spaceflight activity not only requires new launch pads and upgrades to processing facilities but also expanded factories and new additions to Port Canaveral. The port…
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Rocket Report: European rockets finally fly; Artemis II core stage issues
Welcome to Edition 6.15 of the Rocket Report! We’re now more than three-quarters of the way through the year, and as of Thursday, there have been 156 orbital launches since January 1. Last year, which set a record for global launch activity, we didn’t reach 156 orbital launches until mid-November. At the cadence set so…
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Rocket Report: Japan launches Moon mission; Ariane 6 fires up in Kourou
Welcome to Edition 6.10 of the Rocket Report! A Japanese spacecraft has joined the international flock of missions traveling to the Moon this year, but you’ll need to practice patience on this one. It will take about four months for Japan’s small lander to get into lunar orbit, then more weeks to align with the…
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Relativity overachieves Terran 1 debut objectives
Relativity Space conducted the first flight of its Terran 1 rocket Wednesday. The Good Luck, Have Fun (GLHF) mission lifted off at 11:25 PM EDT (03:25 UTC on Thursday) from Launch Complex 16 (LC-16) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. While the mission failed early into second stage flight, Relativity successfully flew through max-q…
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Relativity’s 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket reaches space, but falls short of orbit
Watch a replay of our live coverage of the countdown and launch of Relativity Space’s first 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket. The Terran 1 lifted off from Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on its inaugural test flight at 11:25 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 22 (0325 UTC Thursday, March 23). Follow us…
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Relativity Space launches 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket but falls short of orbit
Methane-tinged blue flames blaze from the engines on Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket during liftoff from its Florida launch pad. (Relativity Space / Michael Baylor) More than seven years after it was founded in a Seattle co-working space, Relativity Space launched its first 3D-printed rocket on a test mission that began with a triumphant glow…
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Good weather expected for Relativity Space’s late-night launch attempt
Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket on Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Credit: Relativity Space Relativity Space will try a third time to launch a 3D-printed rocket from Cape Canaveral Wednesday night, and weather forecasters predict a 95% chance of favorable conditions for the late-night test flight. The three-hour launch window at…
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Terran 1 and Terran R testing in full swing before Relativity’s debut
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 stage, the second stage and nosecone were assembled, and the entire vehicle has now rolled back to the…
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Relativity to launch Impulse Space’s Mars Lander as early as 2024
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 and Mars Lander from Cape Canaveral, Florida, as part of an exclusive agreement until 2029. The earliest anticipated launch window occurs between…