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NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract
NASA has awarded Relativity Space Inc. a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract for its Terran R launch service.
Why it matters
Adding new launch providers gives NASA and other government agencies more options to deploy satellites and scientific instruments into space.
The big picture
Recent reports detail NASA's activities on Mars and the moon, which rely on the launch services expanded by this contract.
The details
The contract supports the Science, Research and Technology, and Human Spaceflight Mission Directorates. NASA can also provide these services to other agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The NASA Launch Services Program Office at Kennedy Space Center manages the contracts.
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Relativity Space Inc. owns Terran R
Relativity Space Inc., and its Terran R launch service
The Terran R launch service will be available to NASA’s launch services to use for future missions.
NASA is related to Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate
The NLS II contracts support the goals and objectives of the agency’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate
NASA is related to Science Mission Directorate
The NLS II contracts support the goals and objectives of the agency’s Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate
NASA is related to Research and Technology Mission Directorate
The NLS II contracts support the goals and objectives of the agency’s... Research and Technology Mission Directorate
NASA is related to Launch Services Program
NASA’s Launch Services Program Office
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NASA is related to Kennedy Space Center
NASA’s Launch Services Program Office at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center
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