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Relativity Space is developing manufacturing technologies, launch vehicles, and rocket engines for commercial orbital launch services. [ 4 ] The company is notable for manufacturing most of their Terran 1 and Terran R rocket parts using 3D printing. As of April 2024, Terran R is on track for initial launch in 2026.
Private spaceflight companies include non-governmental or privately-owned entities focused on developing and/or offering equipment and services geared towards spaceflight, both robotic and human. This list includes both inactive and active entities. List of abbreviations used in this article. LEO: Low Earth orbit GTO: Geostationary transfer ...
On 12 April 2023, after the first flight of the Terran 1, Relativity Space CEO Tim Ellis announced that the rocket was no longer going to be further developed and focus would move to Terran R. [6] The new version of the rocket will have a maximum payload capacity of 23,500 kg (51,800 lb) to low earth orbit (LEO) with a fully reusable first stage, and 33,500 kg (73,900 lb) to LEO if fully expended.
126 kN (28,300 lbf) Propellant. LCH4 / LOX. [ edit on Wikidata] Terran 1 was an expendable two-stage small-lift launch vehicle developed by Relativity Space. Development began in 2017 and the rocket was retired in 2023. [ 2 ] Most structures and components of the vehicle are manufactured with 3D printing processes.
As of 2024, nearly 80 different government space agencies are in existence, including more than 70 national space agencies and several international agencies. Initial competencies demonstrated include the funding and nomination of candidates to serve as astronauts, cosmonauts, or taikonauts with the countries/organizations executing human spaceflight solutions.
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. is a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider. [ 10 ] Its Electron orbital rockets launches small satellites, and has launched 53 times as of 2024. A sub-orbital Electron variant called HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) serves other needs. [ 11 ]
ABL Space Systems was founded in 2017 by Harry O'Hanley and Dan Piemont, former SpaceX and Morgan Stanley employees. Their RS-1 rocket has two stages. It offers a maximum capacity of 1,350 kg (2,980 lb) to low Earth orbit (LEO). [2] In 2018, ABL Space Systems signed a lease with Camden County, Georgia, for future operations in Spaceport Camden. [3]
Firefly Aerospace[ 1 ][ 2 ] is an American private aerospace firm based in Cedar Park, Texas, that develops small and medium launch vehicles for commercial launches to orbit. [ 3 ] The company completed its $75 million Series A investment round in May 2021, which was led by DADA Holdings. [ 4 ]