Mars Lander

Overview

Destination: Mars Orbit
Mission: Planetary Science

Mars Orbit Launch Complex 16 Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Impulse Space's Mars Lander is designed to support research and development needed for human exploration of Mars.

Updates

Terran R

Family:
Configuration: R

Terran R is a medium-lift 2-stage launch vehicle developed by Relativity Space is the first fully-reusable, entirely 3D printed orbital launch vehicle.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    66.0 m
  • Diameter
    5.5 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    ―
  • Launch Mass
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  • Thrust
    9400.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Terran R
  • Family
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  • Variant
    R
  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Terran R
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
    20000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Relativity Space

Relativity Space

(RS)

CEO: Tim Ellis Founded: 2015 Successes: 0 Failures: 1 Pending: 4

Agency Type:

Relativity Space is an American aerospace manufacturing company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 2015 by Tim Ellis and Jordan Noone. Relativity Space is developing manufacturing technologies, launch vehicles and rocket engines for commercial orbital launch services.

INFO WIKI
NASASpaceflight

Terran 1 and Terran R testing in full swing before Relativity’s debut

The first fully integrated static fire test of Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket is expected any day now as the company prepares for its first-ever launch from Florida. Following a series of tests of the rocket’s first stage, the second s…

SpaceNews

Impulse and Relativity announce proposal for joint Mars landing mission

Two startups, each yet to fly their first missions, said July 19 they are collaborating on a Mars lander mission they claim could launch as soon as 2024.

NASA Spaceflight

Relativity to launch Impulse Space’s Mars Lander as early as 2024

Impulse Space has announced that the company will launch the first commercial payload to Mars on board Relativity Space’s Terran R rocket. Under the new partnership, Relativity will launch Impulse’s Mars Cruise Vehicle and Mars Lander from…

Arstechnica

Two companies join SpaceX in the race to Mars, with a launch possible in 2024

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