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The Story
Relativity Space was founded in 2015 on a single radical premise: that additive manufacturing — 3D printing — could replace the traditional supply chain of rocket manufacturing and compress build time from years to months. Its Terran 1 rocket was 85% printed by mass, the highest proportion ever flown. Though Terran 1 f...
In short
“Relativity didn't just 3D print a rocket — it 3D printed an argument that the entire economics of launch manufacturing are ready to be reinvented.”
Terran 1 was 85% 3D printed by mass — no other orbital rocket comes close
Relativity's Stargate printer is the world's largest metal 3D printer
The company built its first rocket engine in 9 days using additive manufacturing
Terran R is designed to be fully reusable from day one, a lesson drawn directly from studying Falcon 9's evolution
Milestones
2015
Founded
Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone, both former SpaceX and Blue Origin engineers, establish Relativity
2019
Series C
Raises $140 million, becomes one of the most funded launch startups
2020
Stennis facility
Opens Stennis Space Center facility, begins full-scale Aeon engine testing
2022
Series E
Raises $650 million at $4.2 billion valuation
2023
Terran 1 launches
Reaches Max-Q from Cape Canaveral but fails to reach orbit
2023
Pivot to Terran R
Cancels Terran 1, redirects entire company toward fully reusable successor
2024
Terran R retooling
Long Beach factory retooled for Terran R production and testing
Key People
What's Next
The road ahead for Relativity Space
Terran R is Relativity's full pivot: a fully reusable two-stage rocket targeting 20,000 kg to LEO, designed to compete directly with Falcon 9 and New Glenn. The company raised $1.3 billion before its first orbital attempt — a bet that the manufacturing methodology matters as much as the rocket itself.