Focus Area: Advanced/Additive Manufacturing

Contact

Joe Gerringer
jgerringer@relativityspace.com
713-409-3966

Relativity Space is building reusable rockets that make access to space more reliable and routine—empowering science, exploration, and innovation beyond our planet. Energized with new leadership and a bold mission, we’re launching forward with purpose and precision. Our core innovation doesn’t stop at rockets. From cutting-edge research labs and interplanetary exploration to next-generation manufacturing, we’re building platforms that push boundaries far beyond launch. We are revolutionizing how complex hardware is manufactured through our AI-enabled autonomous robotic platform, Stargate. By integrating large-scale additive manufacturing, advanced materials, robotics, and data-driven process control into our technology stack, we’re building a scalable and resilient industrial base for the future.

Sustainment Through Autonomous Robotic Repair (STARR)

Problem Statement:

The U.S. manufacturing industry is emerging from a decades-long decline and demands leap ahead technology solutions for the future. Relativity Space is leading the American reindustrialization effort by developing and deploying manufacturing technologies that replace traditional manufacturing supply chains while meeting stringent reliability standards. Our initial focus is addressing the urgent need for large-scale metal castings in the defense sectors.

Technology Solution Statement:

STARR seeks to expand additive manufacturing and casting repair processes beyond traditional weld cells by combining autonomous perception, cooperative robotics, path planning, and fleet modularity.

Through the creation of semi-autonomous repair robots, STARR is addressing casting capacity issues by reducing supply chain uncertainty and improving technician safety by decreasing human operations in mission critical casting repairs. The development of these systems will reduce operational costs for the Defense Industrial Base and increase fleet readiness.

Benefits Statement:

  • Resilient Supply Chains: Flexible production that adapts quickly to industry needs.
  • Unconstrained Build Volume: Maximum configurability for manufacturing massive component sizes.
  • Full-Stack Capability: Combining automation, simulation, inspection, and more.
  • Speed & Efficiency: Leveraging data science, robotics, and proprietary deposition technology to slash lead times.
  • Mission-Critical Hardware: Reliability for high-performance applications and extreme environments.