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NASA partners with Relativity Space for a 2028 Mars mission

blueskyscience.slashdot.orgtheverge · 3 blocs · 20d ago

NASA has partnered with Relativity Space to conduct the Aeolus mission to Mars in 2028, with NASA providing the scientific instruments and Relativity Space providing the spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations.

NASA will conduct the scientific payload for the Aeolus mission to Mars in 2028, while Relativity Space will provide the spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations, according to the Verge. The mission is intended to deliver daily global measurements of dust, winds, and atmospheric temperatures on Mars, and is designed to support future robotic and human missions, as reported by Science Slashdot. The structure of the NASA-Relativity Space agreement is similar to other NASA commercial partnerships, such as those with SpaceX for cargo transport to the International Space Station and Firefly Aerospace for lunar lander missions, according to Science Slashdot. NASA handles the science for the mission, while Relativity Space provides low-cost infrastructure, as reported by Science Slashdot. Relativity Space is led by former Google executive Eric Schmidt, according to the Verge.

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