Exciting times at Relativity! We’ve completed the vehicle-level critical design review for Terran R and begun flight production. It's full steam ahead towards first launch and beyond. 🚀 Catch up on the latest developments with our in-depth program update:

We’re not just building a rocket—we’re building the infrastructure to enable repeatable, scalable launches for years to come. The team is hiring:

Our launchpad is rising at Cape Canaveral’s LC-16, where Terran R’s future flights will lift off. Construction is progressing across key areas: the horizontal integration facility is underway, foundation work for the water tower is in progress, and the east flume wall of the

From design to launch, be part of the journey. Infrastructure Engineer: Data and Controls Engineer: All roles:

Meanwhile, testing continues across the program in Long Beach:. ✅ COPV manifold passed proof testing.✅ Strut assemblies installed on the structural test stand.✅ Valve qualification progressing, including shock stand tests.✅ First raceway cover development panel completed and.

Testing is locked in. 🤝 Our Aeon R qualification engine, built in Long Beach,CA has been activated at @NASAStennis and kicked off strong—with 11+ hot fires in May including a new internal record: 4 hot fires in under 10 working hours.

🚀 We’re hiring:.Manufacturing Engineer: Avionics System Integration and Test: Thermal Engineer: Structures Test Engineer: And more:

🛠️ New infrastructure coming online:.- First flight weld passed automated phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) inspection.- Second PAUT system being installed for stringer inspections.- Vertical turning lathe is operational and ready for multi-axis dome machining.- New.

Terran R production is ramping up. As we push toward first flight, manufacturing across our Long Beach factory is accelerating:. 🔧 Key highlights from May:.- Automated drilling processed thousands of holes on thrust structure panels.- LOX dome loaded onto the CFSW for its next

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From factory floor to launch site, the Terran R program is gaining serious momentum. Here’s the latest from May across design, build, test, and launch:. 🖌️ Design: 17+ component-level Critical Design Reviews completed—rapidly releasing simpler parts like trays and manifolds ahead

Steel is rising in Cape Canaveral! The first steel columns for Terran R’s horizontal integration facility are now standing tall at Launch Complex 16. Behind the scenes, work is rapidly advancing on the pad infrastructure and support systems—laying the groundwork for future

Terran R testing is in full swing. 🔁 At @NASAStennis , our final development engines are running gimbaled hot fires with flight-like IPS. 🔁 The historic A2 test stand retrofit is underway—major fluids equipment has arrived on-site. 🔁 In Long Beach, early load tests are

👀 We’re hiring across manufacturing from CNC to printing and more:

Terran R hardware is coming to life. ✅ Stage 1 Fuel Barrel Complete: Welded and inspected a flight barrel with 80 stringers; dome fastener installation is underway. ✅ Stage 2 Tank Progress: Completed the first flight CFSW, joining the common dome to the LOX barrel — a key

Terran R Build Progress – The past 2 months have been packed with rapid advancements across design, manufacturing, and testing. From welded barrels to hot fires, checkout some of the highlights on the path to first flight. 🚀 In Long Beach: Completed the first circumferential

From vehicle integration and infrastructure engineering to fluid systems and offshore operations, our team combines expertise from various industries to ensure successful execution of the Terran R integration, launch, and reuse lifecycle. The team is scaling up – join the fun:.

✅ Flame trench and pad center excavation is complete.✅ Tank farm foundations are complete, including early installs of critical tank hardware.🔁 Foundation work for the hangar which will integrate the vehicle is finishing up.🔁 Launch mount fabrication is underway.🔁 Early.

🏗️ Launch Complex 16 build update: the first propellant tanks have been installed. Once completed, the propellant farm will store over 1 million gallons of liquid natural gas and liquid oxygen for Terran R.

Learn more about future Terran R plans for re-entry from the team: