While SpaceX’s Falcon family continues to demonstrate reliable reuse of its first stages and fairings, other launch providers are actively developing competitors. One such rocket in work is Relativity Space’s Terran R, and the company recently showed good progress in working toward the vehicle’s first flight, which is now scheduled for late next year.
The first Terran R is under construction, with several components completed in recent weeks. One such component is the thrust section, which comprises the vehicle’s lower portion and where the first stage’s engines are attached. Other completed components of the first Terran R include all eight first-stage structural barrels and the first stage’s first two Aeon R flight engines.