NASA Adds Relativity Space’s Terran R to Launch Services Contract
NASA awarded Relativity Space Inc. a Launch Services (NLS) II contract for its Terran R launch service under the contract’s on-ramp provision, according to the agency. The addition makes Terran R available for NASA to use on future missions through the NLS II multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracting framework.
NASA has awarded Relativity Space Inc. a Launch Services (NLS) II contract for its Terran R launch service, the agency said.
The award was made under the contract’s on-ramp provision. Terran R will be available for NASA’s launch services to use for future missions.
NLS II contracts are multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, according to NASA.
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