In March, we sprang forward across the factory floor, test stand, and launch pad.
🏗️ Build: Stage 1 downcomer fully welded and began acceptance testing, while stage 2 tank integration nears completion with the LOX lid, thrust cone, and headband installed
🔥 Test: Aeon V completed a 526.5-second endurance demonstration as Aeon R acceptance testing continues at NASA Stennis
🌴 Launch: At LC-16, rails between the HIF and pad have been installed, LNG tanks delivered, and the water tower rose
Watch the full March program update on YouTube @relativityspace
From Space Beach to the Space Coast, Terran R progress continued across design, build, test, and launch.
🔧 Vehicle integration progressed across the first and second stage tanks, interstage, and thrust structure. Work continues on second flight hardware in parallel.
🔥 At NASA Stennis, propulsion testing ramped up across Aeon R and Aeon V engines.
🌴 At LC-16, major launch hardware arrived on-site, including the launch mount and transporter-erector strongback.
Watch the full February program update on our YouTube.
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January kicked off strong for Terran R, with progress continuing across design, build, test, and launch as hardware moves deeper into integration.
🏗️ Build: First and second stage tanks, interstage, thrust structure, and propulsion hardware advanced in parallel, supporting upcoming integration milestones.
🔥 Test: Acceptance and development testing continued at pace, with enabling infrastructure coming online at NASA Stennis.
🌴 Launch: At LC-16, facility construction and ground systems advanced.
Catch the full January Program Update on YouTube, link in bio.
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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 NASA Stennis 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.
Find the full update on YouTube @relativityspace
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The 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.
From Space Beach and the Space Coast, Terran R hardware and infrastructure are coming to life across design, build, test and launch. Get the latest in from Terran R’s October update..
🏭 On the factory floor teams installed the second stage downcomer and forward test adapter on the tank in preparation for acceptance testing, with continued progress on first stage fuel tank build.
🖥️ Teams completed thrust structure hardware-in-the-loop hardware integration, creating a testbed for software, avionics, and partner teams to validate designs and automation before use on the vehicle.
🔥 @nasastennis , the R stand has been busy. The team completed the first round of acceptance testing for a stage one engine and is actively testing the second stage vacuum engine development article.
🌴 At LC-16, the water tower is now being erected, currently standing 60 feet tall and climbing
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Fall has arrived, and with it more Terran R program progress across design, build, test, and launch.
🏗️ Build: The first flight thrust structure passed acceptance testing, proving it can withstand 3.7million lbf of tension. It is now undergoing integration, including the installation of secondary structures. 🔥 Test: Acceptance testing of the first flight Aeon R engine began at NASA Stennis, while second-stage vacuum engine development continued with full-duration burns – including a 475-second mission duty cycle hot fire. 🌴 Launch: At Cape Canaveral, the horizontal integration facility is fully framed, and lightning protection tower foundations are taking shape.
Watch the full September Program Update at the link in bio.
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Designing and building a reusable rocket means taking on some of the toughest engineering challenges in aerospace today. In our latest deep dive, the team walks through Terran R’s primary structures, from the stage 1 thrust structure to the propellant tanks, and the design considerations and manufacturing techniques behind them.
🚀 Milestones in motion:
- Stage 1 thrust structure built and passed acceptance testing
- Stage 2 tank built and headed into acceptance testing
- Stage 1 tank actively being welded
▶️ Take the full deep dive with the team at the link in our bio.
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In thrust we trust! August marked the completion of thrust structure build and the start of thrust structure testing on our newly activated structural test stand, alongside other exciting program milestones, including:
- First stage tank welding underway, with initial circumferential friction stir weld joining 2 fuel barrels
- First flight Aeon R engine shipped to NASA Stennis for acceptance testing
- Hot fire testing of the Aeon V second stage development engine
- Site progress at LC-16, including the transport erector cap concrete pour
…and much more.
🎥 Watch the full recap at the link in our bio.
Test like you fly. ✅ We’ve completed qualification testing for Aeon R with 60+ hot fires done in the qual campaign validating the engine design that will power Terran R to space. From design and build to test, this program milestone is the culmination of dozens of teams.
Next up: stage 2 vacuum engine development testing and qualification, along with production and acceptance testing of stage 1 flight engines.
🎥 Take the deep dive at the link in our bio for the full cut.
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July marked a major milestone for the Terran R program: qualification of the Aeon R engine. Stay tuned for a behind-the-scenes deep dive on the qualification campaign coming soon. 👀
With sufficient runtime logged, we’ve validated expected flight performance including start cycles, duration, inlet conditions, and throttle and gimbal profiles.
But that wasn’t all. Last month, we also loaded our second stage engine, Aeon V, onto the test stand for upcoming hot fires, begun preparations for first stage tank weld operations, acceptance tested flight hardware, upgraded piping and electrical on the A2 stage test stand, and started fabrication of LC-16's water tower.
Catch the full update on our YouTube.
