Relativity Space@relativityspaceThe November Terran R program update is out. Progress is building across design, build, test, and launch as hardware and infrastructure ramp forward.🏭 On the floor, teams completed all circumferential welds on the first stage tank and wrapped acceptance testing on the second stage tank.🖥️ Thrust structure HITL hardware integration is complete, enabling software, avionics, and partner teams to validate designs ahead of run-for-record testing.🔥 At NASA Stennis, testing continues with both Aeon R and Aeon V engines.🌴 At LC-16, the water tower tank is now placed atop the downcomer, with siding and structural work continuing across the HIF....and much more.
Relativity Space@relativityspace·At Launch Complex 16, construction continues to rise across every corner of the pad.🔹 Water tower tank placed atop the downcomer; final weldments underway 🔹 Horizontal integration facility siding now covers more than half the structure; ladders, walkways, and stairs installed 🔹 LOX farm upgraded with installation of 3x 170,000-gallon tanks 🔹 Lightning protection system towers structurally complete
Relativity Space@relativityspace·December capped off a year of rapid Terran R progress across design, build, test and launch – setting the stage for a defining year ahead.🏗️ Build: Hardware advanced across tanks, interstage, thrust structure, and propulsion, with work already underway beyond first flight.🔥Test: Six engines on-site at @NASAStennis in a single day, as simultaneous acceptance and development test campaigns accelerated.🌴Launch: At LC-16, construction shifted toward facility outfitting and launch operations planning.
Jan 12, 2026 #engineering #aerospace #rocketsKey highlights: ✅ Stage 2 tank completed acceptance testing and returned to the factory for integration ✅ The stage 1 tank is completing remaining structural work ahead of integration, ✅ 6 engines on-site at NASA Stennis in a single day as testing ramps ✅ Completed acceptance testing on 2 additional Aeon R first stage flight engines & continued dev testing of Aeon V second stage engines. ✅ LC-16 construction advances into facility outfitting and operations planning 📌 Chapters 0:00 – 0:12 Introduction 0:13 – 0:23 Design Overview 0:24 – 1:52 Build Overview 1:53 – 2:36 Test Overview 2:37 – 3:05 Launch Overview 3:06 – 3:24 Closing Recap
SFN Eastern Range ready for same day fueling of Space Launch System, Vulcan rockets, January 23, Will Robinson-SmithQuote<snip>Rare launches for the Artemis program aside, the Eastern Range is preparing for another big year in orbital launches. Teams are readying for a future where by 2035, according to some external studies, the Cape may juggle 350 or more launches per year from a host of launch providers.<snip>Col. Joyce Bulson, the deputy commander of the USSF’s Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Launch Delta 45:“It’s very possible that you could have a launch by either of them by the end of the calendar year. Stoke is a provider on Lane 1 of [the National Security Space Launch contract]. Relativity is not, but we’re excited to see both of those successes.”
<snip>Rare launches for the Artemis program aside, the Eastern Range is preparing for another big year in orbital launches. Teams are readying for a future where by 2035, according to some external studies, the Cape may juggle 350 or more launches per year from a host of launch providers.<snip>Col. Joyce Bulson, the deputy commander of the USSF’s Space Systems Command (SSC) Space Launch Delta 45:“It’s very possible that you could have a launch by either of them by the end of the calendar year. Stoke is a provider on Lane 1 of [the National Security Space Launch contract]. Relativity is not, but we’re excited to see both of those successes.”
