Relativity Space
Relativity Space is a Launch Vehicles company founded in 2015 and based in Long Beach, United States. It has raised $2.4B in total funding, most recently a Series F in 2023.
Founded by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone in 2015 and headquartered in Long Beach, California, Relativity Space builds rockets using large-scale metal 3D printing and autonomous manufacturing to cut part count and lead time. Eric Schmidt, the former Google CEO, became CEO in March 2025 and invested roughly $800M, acquiring a controlling stake. The company is developing the reusable medium-lift Terran R, powered by its additively manufactured Aeon R engines, completed its critical design review, and is targeting a first launch as soon as late 2026 against a roughly $2.9B order backlog. In June 2026 Relativity unveiled a privately funded Mars orbiter, slated for 2028 under a new Interplanetary Sciences Program, to carry a NASA instrument suite and double as a Mars communications relay.
Relativity is testing whether additive manufacturing can scale to vehicle-level rocket production, rewriting aerospace supply chains, now backed by Eric Schmidt's capital and leadership.
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