TriSept Selects
Relativity Space for Full Launch Mission Aboard
Terran 1
December 10, 2020
TriSept Corporation
has selected Relativity Space for a full mission
aboard Relativity's Terran 1, the world's first
entirely 3D printed rocket.
Under the signed agreement,
TriSept has secured a full mission on Terran 1
as early as 2022. The launch will take place
from one of Relativity’s launch sites at Cape
Canaveral or Vandenberg Air Force Base.
TriSept, a leading provider
of launch integration and program management
services, primarily serves best-in-class
commercial and U.S. government customers
including the Department of Defense (DoD), NASA,
the NRO, and classified payload missions
supporting national security and innovation.
Relativity Space, the first
company to 3D print an entire rocket and build
the largest metal 3D printers in the world, is
disrupting aerospace with the first and only
aerospace factory to integrate 3D printing,
artificial intelligence, and autonomous
robotics, allowing rockets to be built in less
than 60 days, with 100x fewer parts and a
radically simplified supply chain.
Relativity will demonstrate
its industry-defining advantage to offer both
government and commercial customers affordable
access to space, in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and
beyond. TriSept is a long-time go-to launch
integration provider in the US and UK space
markets, enabling the launch of more than 200
satellites, including a broad range of small
rideshare spacecraft into LEO, MEO and GEO
orbits.
“We are excited to partner
with TriSept, a seasoned leader in providing
innovative solutions for its customers in
mission management, rideshare brokerage, and
launch integration,” said Tim Ellis, Co-Founder
and CEO of Relativity Space. “At Relativity, we
are revolutionizing access to space through our
disruptive approach to manufacturing and are
fortunate to work with companies like TriSept
that reflect our forward-thinking mission and
relentless pursuit to build humanity's
multi-planetary future.”
As a well-trusted, veteran
launch integration provider in the US and UK
space market, TriSept is already in discussions
with several large and small satellite
developers with missions to launch within the
timeframe covered under the launch services
agreement with Relativity.
“Relativity is building
something our team is very excited about and
their Terran 1 rocket architecture is designed
to accommodate the evolving needs of our
government and commercial customers,” said Rob
Spicer, TriSept CEO. “Because Terran 1 is a
larger launch vehicle with more performance to
LEO, it offers our prime and rideshare customers
with bigger satellites a low-cost alternative
for launch.”
Relativity has recently
achieved significant technical, commercial,
infrastructure, and team momentum. This
agreement with TriSept is the seventh publicly
announced launch customer for Relativity,
following partnership announcements with both
commercial and government industry leaders such
as Lockheed Martin, Iridium, and NASA, to name a
few.