Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services

September 9, 2026 · 8:11 pm 2 sources

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• NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract
  NASA · September 9, 2026 20:11
  A NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract has been awarded by the agency to Relativity Space Inc., and its Terran R launch service in accordance with the contract’s on-ramp provision. The Terran R launch service will be available to NASA’s launch services to use for future missions. The NLS II…

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• Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
  Ars Technica · September 11, 2026 23:34
  "Dedicated launch is pretty essential for us for most of our missions."