Relativity Space still probably a year or two away from launch.
Predictor: Peter Diamandis · ep#231 "Top AI News: Sonnet 4.6, Grok 4.2, Gemini 3 Deep Think, and OpenClaw | EP #231" · source
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Relativity Space still probably a year or two away from launch. | Relativity Space that Eric Schmidt purchased um still is probably a year or two away from launch
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Relativity Space that Eric Schmidt purchased um still is probably a year or two away from launch
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- 2025-06-19hitRelativity confirms 2H 2026 Terran R debut focus (delays NSSL bid)How: SpaceNews June 19 2025 reports Relativity delays NSSL bid to focus on H2 2026 Terran R debut — public commitment to in-window launchSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 95%
- 2025-10-01hitRelativity Space accelerates Terran R production — thrust section completed; testing on track for late-2026 debutHow: NASASpaceflight October 2025 update confirms Terran R thrust-section completion + accelerating production milestonesSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 90%
- 2026-06-01 → 2026-12-31pendingTerran R static-fire / WDR test campaign at LC-16 Cape CanaveralHow: Public Relativity / FAA / 45 Space Wing notice of static-fire or wet-dress-rehearsal at LC-16; full-stack on the pad; major prerequisite to first launchSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 60%
- 2026-09-01 → 2027-12-31pendingTerran R first launch attempt (per Diamandis '1-2 years away' framing in Feb 2026)How: FAA / FCC launch license consumed; vehicle leaves the pad; success/failure secondary — milestone hits on attempt regardless of outcomeSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 55%
- 2026-12-01 → 2028-09-30pendingFirst Terran R successful payload-to-orbitHow: Customer payload (e.g. SES) reaches commissioning orbit; Relativity confirms successful insertionSource: deep_research_enrichedconf 40%
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Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 234_012 Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 202 — Peter Diamandis | 67.1% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.094 |
| prereq | SEM_042 2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finall — Kevin Weil | 73.8% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.059 |
| prereq | 235_002 Anthropic will exceed OpenAI in revenue this year (2026). — Dave Blundin | 74.6% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.054 |
| prereq | SEM_012 Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling — Jensen Huang | 75.0% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.051 |
| prereq | SEM_008 Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will co — Dario Amodei | 76.9% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.041 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 246_017 Europa Clipper will arrive at Jupiter in 2030, conducting 50 — Peter Diamandis | 37.7% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.026 |
| prereq | SEM_034 True artificial general intelligence will be achieved betwee — Demis Hassabis | 28.7% | 0.550 | 0.050 | +0.014 |
| prereq | 247_035 Dario Amodei will solve most/all neurological diseases by en — Dario Amodei | 38.8% | 0.700 | 0.050 | -0.011 |
| prereq | 235_030 Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 203 — Ray Kurzweil | 39.2% | 0.750 | 0.050 | +0.009 |
| prereq | 246_016 Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203 — Peter Diamandis | 35.6% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.005 |
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Prerequisites (10)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | SEM_008 | Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025. | AI | — |
| prereq | 234_012 | Anthropic revenue will cross OpenAI revenue in middle of 2026 | Markets/Stocks | — |
| prereq | 235_002 | Anthropic will exceed OpenAI in revenue this year (2026). | AI | — |
| prereq | SEM_042 | 2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream. | AI/Agents | — |
| prereq | SEM_012 | Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering. | AI/Manufacturing | — |
| correlate | S_MARS_2031PLUS | Mars uncrewed: 2031+ transfer window or further delay | mars_uncrewed_landing | — |
| killer | TK14 | Superbubble Pop (S&P 500 -40%, Moonshot Capital Evaporates) | — | — |
| killer | TK01 | AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | — | — |
| killer | TK15 | SpaceX Starship Catastrophic Failure | — | — |
| killer | TK03 | AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | — | — |
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| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 235_030 | Ray Kurzweil predicts Longevity Escape Velocity (LEV) by 2033. | Biotech/Longevity | — |
| prereq | 247_035 | Dario Amodei will solve most/all neurological diseases by end of decade | Biotech/Longevity | — |
| prereq | 246_017 | Europa Clipper will arrive at Jupiter in 2030, conducting 50 passes near Europa. | Space | — |
| prereq | 246_016 | Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034. | Space | — |
| prereq | SEM_034 | True artificial general intelligence will be achieved between 2032 and 2042 — 'first we solve AI, then use AI to solve everything else'. | AI/AGI | — |
Expected milestones (1)
| Expected by | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2028-12-31 | [Space 2028-12] ncatcher demo satellite; FCC DC filings [231_036] Relativity Space still probably a year or two away from launch. [248_001] SpaceX IPO roadshow (Jun 2026); Starship V3 orbital test; Starlink V3 launch cadence; Apple WWDC 202 | pending |
Linked documents (3)
| Sim | Source | Title | Market prob | Polarity | Reviewed | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.580 | arxiv | Minimum lifetime of a black hole | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-05 |
| 0.563 | arxiv | Primary Constraints of Newer General Relativity | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-28 |
| 0.550 | arxiv | Canonical quantization of all minisuperspaces with consistent symmetry reductions | — | mentions | pending | 2026-05-06 |
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