18 jun 2026
NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX

Relativity Space - a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit - might just beat SpaceX to Mars.
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NASA has teamed up with Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Martian mission.
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NASA is sending an orbiter to Mars with Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space
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