NASA selects Relativity Space to launch Aeolus Mars atmosphere mission in 2028
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Stevie Bonifield
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NASA has selected Relativity Space, the rocket company led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, to launch the Aeolus mission to Mars in 2028. Under a public-private partnership, Relativity Space will provide the spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations to deliver a payload that will study Martian winds, temperatures, dust, and clouds. The Aeolus payload will carry four instruments to provide the first integrated daily global view of the Martian atmosphere, which will help inform entry, descent, and landing procedures for future missions.
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Twitter / XNASA selects Relativity Space to launch Aeolus Mars atmosphere mission in 2028theverge.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledRelativity Space will provide the 'spacecraft, rocket, and cruise operations' to fly Aeolus to Mars
The payload will 'provide the first integrated, daily, global view of Martian winds, temperatures, dust, and clouds'
NASA says the mission will 'directly inform entry, descent, and landing'
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