Relativity Space

Building humanity’s multiplanetary future.

HQ: Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington, DC, USA; John C. Stennis Space Center, MS, USA; Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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Updated Aug 2, 2026

Overview

Relativity Space is a privately held aerospace company developing reusable launch vehicles and space systems to make access to orbit and beyond more reliable, scalable, and accessible. It was founded by former SpaceX and Blue Origin engineers and now focuses primarily on Terran R.

Primary product

Terran R: a two-stage, methane-fueled medium-to-heavy-lift launch vehicle with a reusable first stage, intended for commercial, scientific, and national-security missions. It is designed to carry up to 23,500 kg to LEO with downrange landing, 5,500 kg to GTO with downrange landing, or 33,500 kg to LEO expendably.

Founded

2016

Headquarters

Long Beach, California, United States

Team size

Approximately 1,000–2,000; company-reported 2,000 in 2026

Work style

Onsite

Industry

Aviation and aerospace component manufacturing

Sub-industry

Commercial space launch, reusable rockets, aerospace additive manufacturing, and interplanetary systems

Offices

Long Beach, California (headquarters and Terran R production)

NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi (propulsion and stage testing)

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida (Launch Complex 16)

Kent/Seattle, Washington (engineering and propulsion)

Washington, D.C. (government affairs and policy)

Business model

Commercial launch services sold through multi-launch and launch-services agreements

Government and national-security launch contracts

Development and operation of reusable orbital launch vehicles

Advanced additive-manufacturing and aerospace production technology

Privately funded interplanetary science missions

Funding

Stage

Late-stage private / strategic recapitalization

Latest round

Strategic growth/recapitalization led by Eric Schmidt · Mar 2025

Strategic angel / recapitalization

Jan 2025 · Eric Schmidt

Series F

Nov 2023

Series E

Jun 2021 · Fidelity Management & Research Company

$650M

Series D

Nov 2020 · Tiger Global Management

$500M

Series C

Oct 2019 · Bond and Tribe Capital

$140M

Series B

Mar 2018 · Playground Global

$35M

Series A

Jul 2016 · Social Capital

$10.1M

Seed

May 2016 · Canyon Creek Capital

$1.1M

People & investors

Leadership

Eric Schmidt

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Maria Seferian

President and Executive Vice Chair

Kevin Wu

Chief Technology Officer

Robin Petitprez

Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Umer Khan

Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Software

Josh Brost

Chief Revenue Officer

Brian Sweeney

Chief People Officer

Sarah Banco

Executive Counsel and Head of Strategic Affairs

Clay Walker

Vice President, Test and Launch Operations

Zach Dunn

Distinguished Engineer

Quan Lac

President, Horizon Manufacturing Technologies

Founders

Jordan Noone

Co-founder; former CTO

Tim Ellis

Co-founder; Board Member; former CEO (2016–2025)

Investors

Work & culture

The company describes an office-first environment centered on in-person collaboration, rapid iteration, first-principles thinking, engineering excellence, and scaling production. Its stated values include Wonder, Humanity, Relentlessness, and Audacity.

Work style

Onsite

Visa sponsorship

Limited

Compensation

Official benefits material describes competitive salary, equity, 401(k), pay transparency, and broad health/family benefits. Public job listings provide role-specific salary ranges and commonly indicate U.S.-person or export-control restrictions for some aerospace roles; sponsorship therefore appears role- and authorization-dependent rather than universal.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Equity eligibility

Company-paid life and disability insurance

15 days PTO plus company and personal holidays

Parental, adoption, fertility, and family-building support, including a reported $10,000 stipend

Mental-health, EAP, One Medical, wellness, and gym-related programs

Annual learning and development stipend

Relocation assistance

Product & market

Pricing

No public standard price card found. The company sells bespoke launch capacity through multi-year, multi-launch launch-services agreements and government task orders; contract prices are generally undisclosed.

Differentiators

—Large-format metal additive manufacturing and Stargate factory automation
—Designed for rapid iteration, lower part count, shorter production lead times, and supply-chain simplification
—Reusable first-stage architecture aimed at medium-to-heavy-lift constellation and government missions
—Vertically integrated propulsion, manufacturing, testing, and launch infrastructure
—Launch Complex 16 exclusive-use site and dedicated NASA Stennis test infrastructure
—Interplanetary Sciences Program extending the platform beyond Earth-orbit launch

Technology

Stargate large-format metal additive manufacturing

Autonomous robotics and factory automation

3D-printed rocket structures and engines

Aeon R methane/LOX first-stage engines

Aeon V methane/LOX vacuum engine

High-pressure gas-generator-cycle propulsion

Integrated vehicle simulation, avionics, flight sciences, and mission-control software

Cryogenic, vibration, thermal, vacuum, structural, and hot-fire testing

Interplanetary spacecraft and high-bandwidth/server-class onboard computing

Customers

SES

Intelsat

OneWeb

Telesat

NASA

U.S. Department of Defense / Defense Innovation Unit

U.S. Space Force

Iridium

Other commercial satellite operators and government entities

Competitors

SpaceX / Falcon 9

Blue Origin / New Glenn

United Launch Alliance / Vulcan Centaur

Rocket Lab / Neutron

Firefly Aerospace

Stoke Space

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $100M–$150M annually, third-party estimate; not publicly disclosed or audited

info@relativityspace.com +1-424-393-4309

Signals & risks

Shutdown

Mar 2023

Terran 1's only orbital launch failed to reach orbit; the company subsequently retired/shelved Terran 1 and pivoted its resources to Terran R.

Source

Other

Nov 2024

Bloomberg reported that the company was running low on cash and exploring financing or strategic options; the report was based on people familiar with the matter and was not a public audited disclosure.

Source

Other

Jan 2025

Ars Technica reported steep third-party markdowns in Fidelity's estimated value of Relativity holdings, highlighting financing and execution risk; private-company valuation methodology was opaque.

Source

Other

Mar 2025

Eric Schmidt became CEO and provided substantial financial backing/majority control, while founder Tim Ellis moved to co-founder and board-member status.

Source

Other

Jul 2026

Terran R remained preflight and still faced integration, testing, regulatory, schedule, and launch-execution risk despite substantial qualification and infrastructure progress.

Source

Latest news

Relativity Space to expand Terran R production in Florida

SpaceNews · Jul 2026

Relativity agreed with Space Florida on new manufacturing and test infrastructure near Cape Canaveral, with up to $134M in state financing and an expected major future jobs expansion.

June 2026 Company Update

Relativity Space · Jul 2026

The company reported first-stage qualification testing, second-stage transport to Stennis, completion of flight-one Aeon R engine acceptance testing, and continued LC-16 construction.

NASA picks Eric Schmidt's rocket company for Mars mission

TechCrunch · Jun 2026

NASA selected Relativity for the Aeolus Mars mission, planned for 2028; Relativity is to provide the spacecraft, launch vehicle, and operations while NASA supplies scientific instruments.

Relativity Space to privately develop Mars orbiter mission

SpaceNews · Jun 2026

Relativity announced its Interplanetary Sciences Program and a 2028 Mars science and telecommunications orbiter, alongside continued Terran R development.

SES, Relativity Space Expand Multi-Launch Agreement for Terran R

Relativity Space / SES · Nov 2025

SES expanded its multi-year, multi-launch Terran R agreement, adding previously undisclosed launches and reinforcing Relativity's commercial backlog.

Jobs and careers at Relativity Space

332 jobs at Relativity Space

Senior Materials & Processes Engineer, Welding

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Materials and Non-Destructive Engineering

Long Beach, California, United States

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