Relativity Space Awarded U.S. Space Force Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 Contract On Ramp
U.S. Space Force expects to procure approximately 20 missions, with a $986M ceiling value over the nine-year ordering period
Long Beach, California (August 9, 2021) – The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Rocket Systems Launch Program Office, a part of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, announced the on ramp of Relativity Space to the Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ).
OSP-4 allows for the rapid acquisition of launch services to meet mission requirements for payloads greater than 400 pounds, enabling launch to any orbit within 12-24 months from task order award. The addition of Relativity and other emerging providers’ preserves, stimulates and enhances the small launch industrial base and yields the Space Force a diverse vendor pool in support of the nation’s defense.
“We need this IDIQ contract to continue to introduce speed, agility, and flexibility into the launch enterprise and continue to cultivate a resilient and affordable launch market,” said Lt. Col. Justin Beltz, chief of Launch Enterprise’s Small Launch and Targets division.
“Competition fuels innovation and we see this as an important milestone and next step in expanding our ability to serve US Department of Defense,” said Josh Brost, VP of Business Development at Relativity.
This on ramp will add additional emerging launch providers to the group eligible to receive future USSF OSP-4 Task Order awards.
The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is the U.S. Space Force's CE Excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems. SMC’s portfolio includes space launch, global positioning, military space vehicle communications, defense meteorological space vehicles, range systems, space vehicle control networks, space-based infrared systems, and space domain awareness capabilities.
The contract on ramp announcement builds on the company’s continued momentum, including its reveal of Terran R, its fully reusable, entirely 3D printed rocket; the closing of its $650M Series E fundraise; an unprecedented year of job creation; as well as significant commercial demand for Terran 1, the world’s first entirely 3D-printed rocket, which is the most pre-sold rocket in history prior to launch.
To date, Relativity has secured multiple contracts across eight customers for Terran 1 launches from both commercial and government entities, including a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contract, facilitated by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 contract with NASA, as well as an on-demand satellite launch contracts with Iridium and Telesat.
About Relativity Space
Relativity is building humanity’s multiplanetary future. We invented a new approach to design, print, and fly our own rockets, starting with the world’s first entirely 3D-printed rocket, Terran 1, and Terran R, a larger, fully reusable, entirely 3D-printed launch vehicle.
As a vertically integrated technology platform, Relativity is at the forefront of an inevitable shift toward software-defined manufacturing. By fusing 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and autonomous robotics, we are pioneering the factory of the future. Disrupting 60 years of aerospace, Relativity offers a radically simplified supply chain, building a rocket with 100x fewer parts in less than 60 days.
We believe in a future where interplanetary life fundamentally expands the possibilities for human experience. Our long-term vision is to upgrade humanity’s industrial base on Earth and on Mars.
Relativity Space is backed by leading investors including Baillie Gifford, Blackrock, BOND, Coatue, Fidelity, General Catalyst, ICONIQ Capital, K5 Global, Mark Cuban, Playground Global, Social Capital, Tiger Global, Tribe Capital, Y Combinator, and 3L. For more information, please visit relativityspace.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube.