Relativity Space Rockets Back to Life: Eric Schmidt's Investment Sets Terran R for 2026

This week, Relativity Space released an exciting 42-minute video update on their YouTube channel, packed with details about their Terran R programme. I’ve distilled the key points into this video, sprinkled with a few of my own opinions here and there.

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00:00 Intro
02:23 Terran R Design and Progress
03:20 Engines
04:25 Path to First Flight
05:38 Terran R: Optimised for Satellite Constellations
07:30 Tensions on How to Optimise Terran R
09:14 Upcoming Events
09:57 Outro

Sources:

Terran R Program Update 2025 [March 2025]: https://youtu.be/2c1VB44Ll90?si=4t7_k7Q9h8-5NZ1L

Bloomberg Article on Money Problems at Relativity Space [November 2024]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-01/relativity-space-is-said-to-face-cash-drain-exploring-options

Eric Schmidt Joins Relativity Space as CEO [March 2025]: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/10/eric-schmidt-joins-relativity-space-as-ceo/

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the new leader of Relativity Space: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-is-the-new-leader-of-relativity-space/