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Relativity Space

operating 1,001–5,000 employees

Manufactures reusable medium-to-heavy-lift launch vehicles using large-scale metal 3D printing and autonomous robotics.

About

Relativity Space designs and manufactures reusable launch vehicles at its headquarters in Long Beach, California. The company's primary vehicle, Terran R, is a medium-to-heavy-lift rocket delivering 23,500 kg to low Earth orbit in its reusable configuration and 33,500 kg expendable, powered by Aeon R methane-oxygen engines.

The company developed Stargate, a proprietary large-scale metal 3D-printing platform integrating AI and autonomous robotics, though under new leadership has shifted toward more traditional manufacturing alongside additive techniques. Relativity maintains launch infrastructure at Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Space Force Base. The company has secured over $3 billion in launch service agreements from commercial and government customers. In March 2025, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt assumed the role of chief executive and took a controlling stake.

Products & Services

LOX-methane gas generator cycle engine producing 269,000 lbf sea-level thrust, 13 per Terran R first stage
LOX-methane vacuum engine producing 323,000 lbf thrust for Terran R second stage
Large-scale metal 3D-printing platform integrating AI and autonomous robotics for aerospace manufacturing
Two-stage reusable medium-to-heavy-lift launch vehicle with 23,500 kg to LEO capacity, powered by Aeon R and Aeon V methane-oxygen engines

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Overview

Founded 2015
HQ Long Beach, California, USA
Type Private Company

Leadership

Eric Schmidt
Executive Chairman & CEO
Maria Seferian
Executive Vice Chair
Kevin Wu
Chief Technology Officer
Zach Dunn
Distinguished Engineer
Robin Petitprez
SVP of Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Josh Brost
Chief Revenue Officer
Umer Khan
CIO & SVP of Software
Sarah Banco
Executive Counsel & Head of Strategic Affairs
Clay Walker
VP of Test & Launch

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