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NASA taps Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for 2028 Mars orbiter mission

NASA has partnered with Relativity Space, a company led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, to launch an orbiter mission to Mars named Aeolus. Scheduled for a 2028 launch, the mission aims to study Martian winds, temperatures, dust, and clouds to improve future landing safety. Relativity Space will provide the spacecraft, rocket, and operational support for NASA's science instruments, which were developed at NASA's Ames Research Center. AI

IMPACT This mission could improve future Mars landing safety by providing detailed atmospheric data.

RANK_REASON Partnership between a government agency and a private company for a space mission. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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NASA taps Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for 2028 Mars orbiter mission

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    NASA is sending an orbiter to Mars with Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space

    NASA has teamed up with Eric Schmidt's Relativity Space for a 2028 Martian mission.