NASA PICKS ERIC SCHMIDT'S ROCKET COMPANY FOR MARS MISSION, SETTING UP A RACE WITH SPACEX

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NASA has hired Relativity Space to build a spacecraft to house a suite of scientific instruments, launch it into space, and fly it to Mars. The Aeolus mission will contain four instruments to measure and image Mars from orbit. It will provide the space agency with its first daily global view of dust, winds, and temperatures in Mars' atmosphere. The data will make it safer for landers and astronauts to visit the surface of the planet. The mission is set to launch in 2028.