3D-printing rocket builder Relativity Space is working on Terran R, a fully reusable launch vehicle that would be near the capabilities of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
Terran R is “really an obvious evolution” from the company’s Terran 1 rocket, Relativity CEO Tim Ellis told CNBC, the latter of which is scheduled to launch for the first time later this year.
“I’ve always been a huge fan of reusability. No matter how you look at it ... making [a reusable rocket] has got to be part of that future,” Ellis added.
