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NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX
Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.
TechCrunch — 17 June 2026
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Relativity Space—a rocket maker acquired by former Google executive chair Eric Schmidt last year after stumbling on the path to orbit—might just beat SpaceX to Mars.
This report comes from TechCrunch. The story centres on NASA picks Eric Schmidt’s rocket company for Mars mission, setting up a race with SpaceX. Full coverage and background context is available at the original source. Readers seeking more detail on this developing topic are encouraged to follow updates from TechCrunch and related outlets covering this beat.
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