Relativity reveals Terran R 3D-printed spacecraft

As a two-stage, 216’ (66m) tall rocket with a 16’ (5m) diameter, and a 5m payload fairing, Terran R will be capable of launching 20,000kg to low Earth orbit, starting in 2024 at the company’s launch site in Cape Canaveral.

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The Los Angeles company has also closed a $650m Series E equity funding round that will enable the scaling of the Terran R program and long-term infrastructure development.

Created in Relativity’s so-called Factory of the Future, Terran R is said to have unique aeronautical features, complex structures, and has the ability to launch twenty times more payload than its predecessor Terran 1.

Terran R will be outfitted with seven 3D-printed Aeon R rocket engines capable of 302,000lb thrust each, while its upper stage houses one Aeon 1 vac engine. Terran R also represents a large leap towards Relativity’s mission to eventually offer customers a point-to-point space freighter capable of missions between Earth, Moon and Mars.