NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract

NASA announced on Sept. 9, 2026 that it awarded Relativity Space Inc. a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract under the contract's on-ramp provision, adding its Terran R launch service. The Terran R will be available for NASA's future missions.

NLS II contracts are multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with an ordering period through June 2030 and an overall period of performance through December 2032. The on-ramp provision provides an annual opportunity for new launch service providers to compete for future missions and allows existing contractors to introduce launch vehicles not currently on their NLS II contracts.

The NLS II contracts support NASA's Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate, and Research and Technology Mission Directorate. Under the contract, NASA can also provide launch services to other government agencies, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NASA's Launch Services Program Office at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida manages the NLS II contracts.