In June 2026, Relativity Space — the rocket company Eric Schmidt took over in 2025, whose one rocket has never reached orbit — said it would privately build and fly a Mars orbiter in 2028, carrying NASA's Aeolus atmospheric instruments and doubling as a c

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• A private company will build and launch NASA's next Mars orbiter in 2028 Yahoo · 21d ago
• NASA tapped Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space to fly its new Aeolus probe to Mars MSN · 23d ago
• NASA selects Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for a 2028 mission to Mars The Verge · 23d ago
• Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s Relativity Space selected for upcoming NASA Mars orbiter mission Scientific American · 23d ago
• In June 2026, Relativity Space — the rocket company Eric Schmidt took over in 2025, whose one rocket has never reached orbit — said it would privately build and fly a Mars orbiter in 2028, carrying NASA's Aeolus atmospheric instruments and doubling as a c Space Daily · 23d ago

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