Relativity Space Inc.
Building reusable rockets that make access to space more reliable and routine, empowering science, exploration, and innovation beyond our planet.
Highlights
Planet Ventures Investment Details
- Planet Ventures made an equity investment into MCXGP Relativity Fund I, LLC (“MCXGP”), a special purpose vehicle that invested in the latest financing round of Relativity Space Inc.
- Relativity Space is building Terran R, a two stage, reusable rocket built for today’s satellites and tomorrow’s breakthroughs. The company says Terran R is designed to serve the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation market. Relativity has secured more than $3 billion in launch service agreements across government, commercial, and blue chip telecommunications customers and partners. In 2025, the company began a new chapter under the leadership of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
- Lead investors include Eric Schmidt and Space Lenders LLC.
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Long Beach, California
Focus
Launch Infrastructure
WEBSITE
relativityspace.com
Manufacturing platform
Factory of the Future
- Relativity’s manufacturing platform integrates AI, robotics, and proprietary software to enable real‑time monitoring, rapid iteration cycles, and scalable production of complex aerospace systems.[1]
- The company operates a 1 M+ sq ft manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California, with capacity for more than 2,000 employees, a metallurgical laboratory, mission control center, and dozens of its proprietary Stargate 3D printers—the largest metal printers in the world.[2]
- These printers are designed to produce entire rockets, including the fully reusable Terran R, in a matter of months rather than years.[1]
- $3B+ in pre-sold launch contracts to over a dozen customers, including blue-chip companies, telecommunications giants, and government entities.[3]
Team
The People Behind Relativity
Executive chairman & ceo
Eric Schmidt
Eric took the CEO role at Relativity Space in 2025, leading a new chapter for the 3D-printed rocket company. A world-renowned executive, Eric was the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011 and the company’s executive chairman from 2011 to 2015. He grew Google into the multi-trillion-dollar tech behemoth it is today. Always at the forefront of emerging technologies, he is committed to leading Relativity to become a formidable space company.
Co-Founder & Director
Tim Ellis
Tim led Relativity in successfully launching the world’s first 3D printed rocket into space and has pre-sold over $3 billion in launch service agreements from commercial and government entities. Prior to co-founding Relativity, Tim was a Propulsion Development Engineer at Blue Origin and started the company’s metal 3D printing division.
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